Heat Wave

There are no signs of any relief from our current heat wave over the next several days. Highs this week will range from the upper 90s to near 100, which is similar to what we experienced Sunday when some spots in the Sandhills topped out over 100.

Here's a look at high temperatures from around the region Sunday:

• Fayetteville: 102
• Laurinbug-Maxton: 101
• Lumberton: 101
• Erwin: 100
• Southern Pines: 100
• Goldsboro: 99
• Rocky Mount-Wilson: 99
• Raleigh-Durham: 98
• Chapel Hill: 97
• Louisburg: 97
• Oxford-Henderson: 97
• Smithfield: 97

No records were set in our area on Sunday, but we will come close today. The record for August 6 stands at 97 for the Raleigh-Durham Airport. We will likely break that record today and come close to record highs for the rest of the week. Here's the record highs for RDU to watch this week:

• August 6 -- 97 in 1999
• August 7 -- 100 in 1999
• August 8 -- 101 in 1999
• August 9 -- 100 in 2001