Heat peaks on Thursday before a cold front affects the area this weekend, bringing more widespread unsettled weather to the area starting Friday.

The weather story this week thus far has been the extremely warm and muggy mornings. This morning was no exception — downtown has, thus far, only dropped to 84° while the airport’s low is 80°. If these lows hold, they would break the record warm low temperature downtown and tie it at the airport. These warm lows will continue for the rest of the work week, which will not allow much relief from the mid-90s heat during the day.

Tuesday looks similar to Monday, with temperatures warming into the low-to-mid-90s in the afternoon after another sultry start in the upper 70s to low 80s. Heat indices inland will run in the low 100s, but may push 108° as we get closer to the coast and the higher-dewpoint air. Southerly winds will continue to be breezy, with gusts pushing 30 MPH at times midday.