Record Heat?

No question about it, its going to be a hot one today with everybody getting into the 80's. But how close are we to seeing record highs. Well, we are going to be close. In many cases, our forecast highs are just a couple degrees shy of the record so there definitely could be a couple locations that tie or break their record. Here is a list from the National Weather Service that shows their forecast highs vs. the record highs for the date.Most of the old records were set back in the 80's and 90's but for Sioux Falls, Sioux City, and Mitchell, you have to go all the way back to 1939 to find the records.

Enjoy it while it lasts because many locations will see temperatures plummet 30 degrees by the weekend. Here is a look at temperatures expected for noon today compared to noon tomorrow.

Notice many areas of the north are only in the 50's tomorrow while portions of Iowa will likely get back into the 80's. Then everybody will be chilly on Saturday with highs in the 40's and 50's.

~KDLT Metorologist Cody Matz