Dallas Weather: Excessive Heat Warning issued for Friday

Dallas weather: August 16 evening forecast

FOX 4 meteorologist Ali Turiano takes a look at the hottest weather of the year that we expect to see this weekend and when we will see some relief.

DALLAS - It is dangerously hot in North Texas on Friday afternoon.

Those living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are under an Excessive Heat Warning with a heat index that climbed up to 110 degrees by the afternoon.

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A few people north and northwest of the Metroplex could see a stray shower or two in the afternoon.

For everyone else, the skies will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny.

7-Day Forecast

The weekend stays toasty with some of the hottest summer conditions so far.

The excessive heat warning was

Then if we’re lucky, a front early next week could allow the highs to dip a bit later in the week.

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