Sweltering Temperatures Slide Eastward This Week

It's been one or the other for a little while on the plains: severe storms keeping temperatures in check or letting them run wild. They're running wild in the next few days which looks like it could power some storms...

RELATED: Severe Chances on the Plains

A strong ridge of high pressure is migrating eastward over the next few days. That brings it squarely over the southern and central plains by the end of the week. In turn, temperatures will soar in the afternoons, like they have in the southwest to begin the week.

Highs look to be the worst in the southern plains in terms of raw temperatures, closing in on the century mark. Farther north, temperatures will top out in the 90's, nearly 30 degrees warmer than normal for them.

If records are to break in the afternoons, anywhere with a pink dot would be a candidate. Be sure to practice heat safety throughout the end of the week. Cooler weather looks like it'll return by the start of next week.

It may be so hot in Texas, that Mother Nature needs to blow off some steam. Highs could warm enough to break a capping inversion higher in the atmosphere, leading to some strong storms.