Not that it helps much, but we’re not the only ones suffering in this heat wave. The middle section of the country, as well as the mid-Atlantic and northeast states are all under heat advisories or warnings.

The National Weather Service predicts heat index values of 100-105 today, then going above 105 Friday and Saturday afternoons.

Today will be mostly sunny and 90, with calm wind this morning becoming west southwest at 5-7 mph this afternoon. It is a Code Yellow air quality day. There will be a 40 percent chance of showers and storms after 1 p.m. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Tonight will have a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. It will be partly cloudy and 72.

Friday will be mostly sunny and 94, with a heat index of at least 101. Wind will be light from the west southwest. A 30 percent chance of showers and storms is possible after 4 p.m.

Friday night will will have a 30 percent chance of showers and storms, mainly before 7 p.m. It will be partly cloudy and 74, with light south southwest wind.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and 95, with a heat index that may exceed 105 degrees. A 20 percent chance of showers and storms is possible after 11 a.m. Winds will be light from the southwest.

Saturday night retains that 20 percent chance of rain, mostly before 11 p.m. The low will be 74.

Sunday will be partly sunny and 92, with a 30 percent chance of showers and storms after 2 p.m. The low will be 73 with mostly cloudy skies and still a 30 percent chance of showers and storms.

Monday will be partly sunny and 90, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 a.m. This will being a slight break in the heat. The chance of rain Monday night will be 60 percent, with thunderstorms before midnight and showers afterwards. It will be mostly cloudy and 70.

Tuesday will have a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy and just 83. The same chance of showers is possible Tuesday night, with a low of 67.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and 82, with a 30 percent chance of showers.