Hot, humid as stretch of 90-degree weather coming to the Mid-South this weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has been issued today for Shelby, Crittenden and DeSoto counties.

The Shelby County Health Department issued the following statement regarding the alert:

"This ozone forecast is due to forecasted ozone values that will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. These values will exceed the Environmental Protection Agency`s federal safe health standard. The Shelby County Health Department recommends that sensitive groups which include active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Please continue to check the latest air quality forecasts and updates until monitored values return to safe levels. For more information, go to www.airnow.gov ."

Make sure to limit your outside time — especially in the afternoon.

It's another comfortable and dry start to the day under a mostly clear sky.

Temperatures on Thursday afternoon are expected to climb into the upper 80s and near 90 degrees.

Rain chance: 0%.

Winds: 5 mph.

LOOKING AHEAD: Temperatures will continue to rise in the mid/upper 90s for the weekend with feels-like temperatures in the triple digits. Rain chances stay low. Only around 20% early next week.

LOOKING AHEAD: Rising temperatures and humidity as we get closer to the weekend. Feels like temperatures in/near 100 degrees. Rain chance will stay low until Monday, which has a 30% chance of rain.

Local Weather for Memphis and the Mid-South Thursday: Sunny and hotter. Highs near 90 degrees. Friday: Sunny and much hotter and more humid. Highs near 95 degrees. Saturday: Hazy, hot and humid. Highs in the mid-90s. Heat indices near or above 100 degrees. Sunday: Hazy, hot and humid. Highs in the middle and upper 90s. Heat indices near or above 100 degrees. Monday: Hazy, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon and evening showers. Highs in the low 90s. Heat indices in the mid- and high 90s.