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QUICK-LOOK FORECAST
- Air Pollution Advisory issued for 6 counties
- Temperatures soar through the 90s until Sunday
- Heat index at and above 100 degrees
- Seasonable weather returns next week
DETAILED FORECAST
Overnight: Skies will clear, but it will remain humid with overnight lows around the middle 70s, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs said.
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Saturday: Sunny skies and hot with high temperatures in the mid-90s, but the heat index will rise to around 110 degrees. There's a slight chance for a few pop-up storms.
Sunday: It'll be partly cloudy and hot again as highs reach in the mid-90s, but the heat index continues to rise into the low 100s. Showers and storms are likely to develop from the north into the afternoon and evening. A few storms may be strong to severe with gusty winds, heavy downpours, lightning and hail.
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Monday: Seasonable weather returns for the start of the workweek with mostly cloudy skies. Showers and a few storms will return by the evening as highs peak in the lower 80s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant again with low humidity and highs around 80 degrees.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant as highs approach 80 degrees with low humidity.
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