First Alert Weather Days for record heat this weekend

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - We made it to 97 degrees Friday afternoon, which broke the record of 96 degrees from 1934.

We will likely break the record high again on Saturday when the record high is 93 degrees and our forecast is for 96.

Friday likely stays on the book but Saturday's looks like it'll fall — Friday likely stays on the book but Saturday's looks like it'll fall(NBC12)

After a long, comfortable (at times chilly) spring, this heat will be a shock to the system.

Make sure you plan ahead to keep you are your family cool and hydrated.

PSA:

When it gets really hot on Friday and Saturday, please don’t say “we went straight from winter to summer!”

•March was really warm,
•April was just right,
•May so far has been a little cool.

A nice long, pleasant spring season in 2022!
— Andrew Freiden (@AndrewNBC12) May 17, 2022

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