New Orleans will bake under a heat index near 106 Tuesday before Wednesday storms usher in cooler, drier air.

Pittsburgh sees clearing after sunrise Tuesday before storm chances rise late Wednesday and peak Thursday. The unsettled pattern could linger through Monday.

Detroit warms to 83 Tuesday before late-day thunderstorms arrive. Cooler, wetter weather takes over through the weekend.

Columbus reaches 88 degrees Tuesday as heat and storm chances build through the end of the week.

Cincinnati will reach 93 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday before storm chances build and temperatures finally cool Monday.

Boston gets a sunny, cool Tuesday before temperatures climb into the upper 70s Wednesday. Rain chances return late Thursday and become more likely Sunday.

Jacksonville starts Tuesday with fog and lower cloud decks inland before afternoon storms, gusty winds and a high rip current risk take over.

Greenville’s cloudy Tuesday will turn partly sunny before a hotter stretch pushes temperatures into the 90s. Storm chances increase this weekend and Monday.

Louisville faces several more days of oppressive heat, with a Heat Advisory through Wednesday and heat index values reaching 105.

Dallas will hit about 101 degrees Tuesday, with a heat index as high as 106 and a Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. Hot, mostly dry weather sticks around through Saturday.

City inspectors found 55 damaged businesses and dozens of homes across east-side Detroit, with cleanup still underway 11 days later.

Charlotte starts Tuesday mild and mostly cloudy, but the 90s are already waiting in the wings. Storm chances increase early next week.

A boiler malfunction at ExxonMobil's Baytown complex blew past state pollution limits more than tenfold, adding to the plant's long violation history.