San Antonio is headed for a 99°F Wednesday, a 102°F Friday and a weekend that barely backs off. A small storm chance may return Saturday night.

Minneapolis will hit 92 degrees Wednesday before smoke, thunderstorms and potentially heavy rain arrive Thursday night into Friday.

Houston will reach 97°F Wednesday, with a heat index near 109 and only a slim chance of afternoon storms. Near-100-degree highs continue into next week.

Oklahoma City could reach 102 degrees Wednesday, with heat index values up to 108 during a Heat Advisory.

A severe thunderstorm warning covered Alexander and Iredell counties Tuesday afternoon, with forecasters warning of 60 mph gusts, heavy lightning and downed trees.

Milwaukee gets a sunny, comfortable Wednesday before warmer weather Thursday and a wet, stormy Friday night into Saturday.

Memphis will reach 93 degrees Wednesday, with a heat index near 107 and a chance of early storms. Cooler air and higher rain chances arrive this weekend.

A long-running odor dispute is colliding with Scioto Materials’ air-permit renewal near Westerville Road. Ohio EPA says the plant meets air-quality standards, while residents want more testing and public review.

St. Louis gets sunny, less-humid weather Wednesday and Thursday before showers and thunderstorms move in late Thursday night.

A flash flood warning covered five counties around Raleigh as storms dropped several inches of rain and threatened more flooding overnight.

Charlotte gets a sunny, drier stretch through Friday before showers and thunderstorms return this weekend.

Rain, fog and a lingering flooding threat will make Wednesday a messy one across New York City. Brighter and warmer weather returns by Friday.

A radar-indicated storm threatened parts of western North Carolina with tornado conditions and quarter-size hail Tuesday evening.