The furnace will get turned up a couple notches on Friday & Saturday especially along & west of I-135…where heat indices ~105 are likely Friday Afternoon. Heat Advisories may be issued for SCALLOPED RED AREAS.

Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind around 13 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.