The hot and dry weather pattern will continue for the entire region into the weekend. Daytime highs will range from 100 to 107 across the area. The stifling heat will continue into the weekend with a dangerous combination of heat and humidity leading to heat index values of 102 to 108.

• TODAY: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106. East wind 6 to 10 mph.
• TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 TO
108 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

* IMPACTS…IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN…THOSE OUTSIDE COULD
SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY HEAT STROKE. HEAT
RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.