DANGEROUS MID-WEEK HEAT EXPECTED IN PARTS OF MARYLAND

Parts of Maryland are bracing for some dangerous mid-week heat. High temperatures will reach the upper 90s and lower 100s on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the high humidity will make for a heat index of 105 to 110 degrees in some areas. Overnight temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70s or low 80s. Temperatures in the Hagerstown area are expected to hit the upper 90s and low 100s before dropping to the low 90s Saturday with a chance of thunderstorms. On the Eastern Shore and far western Maryland, temperatures will be in the 80s and low 90s heading into the Fourth of July weekend.