Air Quality Alert, near record-breaking heat expected Saturday; Dry, seasonable next week

The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert Saturday for Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble counties starting at 12 a.m. Saturday until 12 a.m. Sunday morning.

QUICK-LOOK FORECAST:

  • Near record heat Saturday

  • Cold front with a stray shower Saturday

  • Dry and seasonable next week

>> TRACK THE CONDITIONS WITH LIVE DOPPLER 7

Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff

DETAILED FORECAST:

OVERNIGHT: Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Robert Gauthreaux says expect low temperatures to drop into the 70s.

Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy with a stray shower possible.

Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff

Otherwise hot with highs in the low 90s. (Dayton’s record is 90 degrees in 2020)

Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff
Photo from: Robert Gauthreaux/Staff

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and warm again. Highs in the upper 80s.

MONDAY: Sunshine and above-average highs continue. However, slightly cooler with highs in the mid-80s.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonable with highs in the low 80s.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonable with highs in the low 80s.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny with highs near 80.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny and cooler with high temperatures dropping back into the 70s.