RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The hot weather will get worse the next few days as we come close to breaking a record high temperature on Sunday.

SATURDAY EVENING: A stray storm is possible especially west of Richmond, otherwise mainly dry and warm.

SUNDAY: FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY. It’ll be our first mid 90′s day of the year and near record breaking. Take precautions to stay cool! Partly sunny and hot with an isolated strong to severe storm possible. Lows in the mid to upper 60s, highs in the mid 90s. Heat index will feel like the upper 90s. Record is 94° set back in 1991. (PM Rain Chance: 30%)

MEMORIAL DAY: Mostly sunny with an isolated shower or storm possible. Lows in the low 70s, highs in the upper 80s. (Rain Chance: 20%)

TUESDAY: Mostly to partly sunny and hot. Lows near 70, highs in the low 90s.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and very hot. FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY for hottest temps of this heat wave; Lows in the low 70s, Highs in the upper 90s. Record is 98°.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny and hot with a few storms possible. Lows in the mid 70s, highs in the mid 90s. (Rain Chance: 30%)

FRIDAY: Partly sunny and not as hot. Lows in the low 70s, highs upper 80s.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Lows in the mid 60s, highs in the mid 80s.

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