This week’s temperatures have changed what had been a relatively cool summer. And As KSMU's Theresa Bettmann reports, triple-digit highs this weekend could break records.
Less than two weeks ago we were enjoying mild fall-like temperatures in the Ozarks, but it has become increasingly hotter since the start of school. Megan Terry is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Springfield.
"Looks like we could be hitting those triple digits on Saturday afternoon, in and around Springfield. And getting really close again Sunday, officially we're going 99 [degrees] right now, but temperatures can vary a few degrees even just within the city limits. So it's definitely going to be a hot weekend," Terry says.
Average temperatures this time of year are in the 90s, says Terry, with warmer temperatures like this week’s typically occurring late July to early August.
"This will be the first time we reach 100 degrees this year if it occurs. That last time we had temperatures of 100 degrees or over was in August of 2012," says Terry.
Terry says this weekend's temperatures may break current records. Saturday's record of 99 degrees was set back in 1991 and Sunday's is 100 degrees set in 1938.
The heatwave is expected to continue through early next week. Terry says we may see a small break with temperatures back in the lower 90s Wednesday.
