Good afternoon Dallas, Texas, and surrounding communities! This is your latest weather update from the National Weather Service Dallas/Fort Worth, as of 12:29 pm CDT, today, August 24, 2023.Please note that we have an Excessive Heat Warning, a Hazardous Weather Outlook, and an Air Quality Alert in effect, so take precautions!This afternoon is shaping up to be a scorcher with sunny skies and highs nearing an almost unbearable 107 degrees. And let's talk about that heat index, which could feel as high as 111! Winds are light, coming from the south at around 5 mph and later becoming east.Tonight, you can expect partly cloudy skies with lows settling at around 85 degrees. The east wind will stay light at around 5 mph.Now, looking ahead to your Friday, we've got a minimal 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms developing after 5 pm. But don't let that fool you; it's going to be another boiling day with highs reaching up to 108 degrees. Winds will start from the southeast at 5 to 10 mph before turning west-northwest later in the afternoon.Friday night presents a slight 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 pm. Otherwise, it's going to be mostly clear with lows around 84 degrees. Winds will start east-southeast at 5 to 10 mph, becoming southerly after midnight.For your weekend plans on Saturday, it's mostly sunny and hot, again, with a high near 106 degrees. There's a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 pm. By Saturday night, that same 20% chance of rain lingers before 8 pm, with temperatures dropping to a low around 83.Now, Sunday follows the same pattern: sunny and sizzling with highs near 106. You'll have a 20% chance of thunderstorms after 2 pm, so keep an umbrella handy just in case.Sunday night, there's a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 am with lows hovering around 82.Moving on to next week, Monday's got a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 pm. But even with that, it’s still hot, folks, with highs near 101. Winds will pick up a bit, coming in from the north at 10 to 15 mph and gusting as high as 20 mph.For the rest of the early week, expect a 30% chance of showers on both Tuesday and Monday night, with highs on Tuesday around 97 and lows that night at 74.By Wednesday, we’re back to mostly sunny skies and highs near 98.That wraps up your weather update for the Dallas area. Please take all necessary precautions to stay cool and safe in this extreme heat. Have a great day!