Dallas Weather: Excessive Heat Warning issued for Friday

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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.

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.