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Hot, hot, hotter. Tri-City forecast is a scorcher

By Annette Cary

acary@tricityherald.com
With temperatures near record highs next week, it should be a good time for ice-blocking. Using an ice block for a sled will feel good on the dowhill ride, but it will be a hot climb back up.
With temperatures near record highs next week, it should be a good time for ice-blocking. Using an ice block for a sled will feel good on the dowhill ride, but it will be a hot climb back up. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald file

Get ready for temperatures as hot as 107 degrees in the Tri-Cities next week, says the National Weather Service.

The Tri-Cities could get through Water Follies with temperatures just below 100 on Sunday.

But by Monday the high could reach triple digits, increasing to 104 on Tuesday, 107 on Wednesday and 105 on Thursday, according to early predictions by the weather service.

Temperatures may not break daily records, but they should come close.

The record high for Kennewick is 109, set in 1998, for Aug. 2 and 105 degrees, set in 1939, for Aug. 3.

This story was originally published July 28, 2017 at 10:18 AM with the headline "Hot, hot, hotter. Tri-City forecast is a scorcher."

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