DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. NO, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HOP IN THE POOL ALREADY. 90 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. THAT FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE AT 98. IT IS A LITTLE BIT BREEZY SO THAT MAY EITHER HELP A LITTLE BIT OR JUST FEEL LIKE A HOT FURNACE BLOWING AIR RIGHT IN YOUR FACE. I DON'T KNOW. 90 IN THE METRO. 86 FOR FT. DODGE AND 89 FOR MASON CITY. 89 FOR OTTUMWA. IT'S HOT ALREADY. WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THIS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PRETTY STRONG. THAT SHOULD HELP US TO WARM UP A BIT FURTHER AND LOOKING AT YOUR SUPER DOPPLER 8, IT'S QUIET AT THIS POINT. HAD SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER ON. THOSE HAVE DISSIPATED OR SHIFTED EASTWARD AND REALLY THE BULK OF THE CLOUD COVER THAT WE'VE HAD, TOO, HAS WEAKENED AND BROKEN UP SO WE'LL GET A LOT OF SUNSHINE GOING ON OUT THERE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EASTWARD OVER CHICAGO. IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO TRAVEL TODAY AND YOU'RE HEADED TO THE WEST, IT WILL BE HOT THERE, TOO. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND HIGHS BACK UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR THEM. SO STILL HAVE THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BULK OF THE MIDWEST, EASTWARD TOWARDS CHICAGO AND SOUTH INTO OKLAHOMA. AND AGAIN, HEAT ADVISORIES FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA. SO 101 FOR NORTH PLATTE TODAY. DODGE CITY AT 91. MINNEAPOLIS COMING IN AT 89. SO I THINK YOU'RE LOSING ABOUT EIGHT DEGREES IF YOU DRIVE TO THE NORTH. STILL GOING TO BE HOT, THOUGH. 86 FOR GREEN BAY. AND AGAIN, CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. OUR DAY, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP BUILDING. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT LOW CHANCES FOR ANY TYPES OF PRECIPITATION AND PWE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TEMPERATURE RISE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 94 DEGREES BY 4:00 P.M. AND 7:00 P.M. HIGH TODAY AT 97. HOUR BY HOUR LOOKING PRETTY QUIET FOR THE NEAR TERM HERE END OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY. MAYBE SOME CLOUD COVER TO THE NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE, NOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON AS FAR AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GO. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A DECENTLY QUIET STRETCH HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO HEAD TO THE VALLEY JUNCTION FARMERS MARKET, IT'S GOING TO BE HOT AND YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE THOSE BREAKS AND SIT IN THE SHADE AS YOU CHECK OUT YOUR VEGETABLES. I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GOING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE, HONESTLY. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO! I MEAN, WHAT'S BETTER? YOU WANT TO SIT THERE AND BAKE IN THE SUNSHIN THAT'S THE BEST ADVICE YOU'LL GET TODAY, I PROMISE YOU THAT. I DON'T KNOW. HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY, TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS THE STATE. AND YOU LOOK AT TOMORROW, TOMORROW LOOKS PROBABLY TO BE THE WORST. 116 OUT IN SIOUX CITY. TOPPING OUT AROUND 108 OR 109 IN THE METRO. SO AGAIN, THIS POINTS TO SAFETY CONCERNS HERE. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN OR PETS IN THE CAR. WE'RE GOING TO BE MID TO UPPER 90'S TODAY. AND WE'LL BE UP CLOSE TO 100 TOMORROW. SO IF WE DO HIT 100, THAT WOULD BE 10 MINUTES TO 119 DEGREES INSIDE THAT CAR AND HALF-HOUR FOR 134. THAT'S LIFE THREATENING HEAT. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN OR PETS IN THE CAR. 97, AGAIN, THE HIGH OF THE DAY. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 100 TO 108. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70'S. IT WILL BE KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THICK NIGHTS EVEN AS WE HANG ON TO THE MOISTURE AND HUMIDITY AND YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STATE, LOW TO MID 90'S TO THE NORTH. MID TO UPPER 90'S FOR THE METRO. 95 FOR LAMONI. OTTUMWA COMING IN AT 93. THAT EIGHT-DAY FORECAST FINALLY SOME COOLER AIR AND SOME RAIN CHANCES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.