More warm temps, sunshine before dayslong heatwave kicks in later this week

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Make sure to grab the sunglasses and get outside.

It's a cooler start to the day with decreasing cloud cover.

Watch out for patchy fog.

Temperatures on Monday afternoon are expected to rise in to the low-to-mid-80s across the Mid-South.

Rain chance: <10%.

Winds: 10 mph.

LOOKING AHEAD: Below-average temperatures during the first half of the week with temperatures in the low-to-mid-90s starting Friday. Rain chances stay low until the end of the weekend.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Lowe humidity and sunshine will fill the skies this week
• Heat and humidity increase on and after Thursday
• We could be looking at our first HEATWAVE of the year beginning Thursday and lasting into the weekend
• Next chance for rain will come Sunday night into Monday of next week
• Temperature remain above average into early July

HERE IS THE FORECAST MONDAY: Warm but comfortable under lots of sunshine. Highs in the mid-80s with a light breeze from the north. High of 84 degrees. Winds N 5-10 mph. TUESDAY: Warm and comfortable. Highs in the lower 80s throughout the day. High of 81 degrees. Winds NE 5-10 mph. WEDNESDAY: Sunny and warm. Highs back into the middle 80s with lower humidity. High of 85 degrees. Winds W 5-10mph. THURSDAY: Sunny and turning hot. Humidity begins to increase. Temperatures could get above 90 degrees in parts of the Mid-South, and this is likely to start a heatwave across the region for the first time this year. High of 90 degrees. Winds S 5-10 mph.