Friday afternoon weather forecast

Get ready for a hot Mother's Day weekend and at least a week of record or near record heat and little to no rain. Thursday night rain totals exceeded 3" north of Houston, but that is the last we'll see for a while (although there is a slight chance for an isolated storm south of Houston late today). Look for sunshine and highs in the mid 90s for the next 7 days as a large ridge (high pressure) in the jet stream takes hold. This system will bring a heat wave from the Rio Grande Valley to the Midwest for early next week.