ALERT DAY: Dangerous Heat Sweeps Through with Temperatures Reaching Triple Digits.

It is heating up out there this week, plus a couple slight chances of isolated showers as well.

Windy Tuesday:

• Winds pick up this evening and tomorrow.
• Winds gust up to 30-35 mph tomorrow morning out of the SSW.

Tuesday High Temperatures:

• Tuesday is an Alert day due to extreme heat, with temperatures reaching triple digits in half of our counties.
• Heat index values reach 110°F across most counties.

Excessive Heat Warnings:

• Excessive Heat Warning (hot pink) has been issued for nearly all of our counties for heat index values reaching as high as 112°F Tuesday and Wednesday.
• The Heat Advisory (pale pink) has been issued due to heat index values reaching 108°F Tuesday and Wednesday.

3 Day Outlook:

• We have a 10-15% chance Tuesday through Thursday for early afternoon isolated showers or pop-up thunderstorms due to surface heating.
• Low risk for anything severe, and most of the counties will remain clear, but the slight chance of an isolated pop-up storm remains through Thursday.

7 Day Forecast:

• Alert Day on Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme and dangerous heat across the area.
• High heat continues through Thursday, along with a slight chance for a pop-up storm or isolated shower Tuesday through Thursday as well.
• Temperatures cool slightly for the remainder of the week, back down to the mid 90s.

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