FORECAST: Temperatures rise, heat index to exceed 100

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FORECAST:

• More high heat and humidity to deal with today as temps soar to the upper 90s and the heat index reaches above 100 degrees.
• Another Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in place across the Charlotte metro area.
• This is due to low level ozone production and mainly affects those who have respiratory issues.
• We may also see more haze from Canadian wildfire smoke today, but most of that should remain elevated in the atmosphere.
• Storm chances remain isolated at best today but do creep up more by the weekend.
• This should help to cut down the heat a touch to the low to mid 90s (still feels near 100 with the heat index though.)
• These downpours won’t washout the weekend, but may be on the strong side with strong damaging winds.