It has been another below-average day across North Texas. 

The high only reached 92 degrees at 2:59 pm, which is 5 degrees below normal. Though August is typically the hottest month of the year for DFW, every day so far this month has been below average.  

The mild start is coming to an end. Wednesday temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 90s. Temperatures will continue to warm over the next few days, reaching 100 degrees by Friday. 

Though the actual temperatures will be hot outside, the moisture in the atmosphere will make the "feels like" value even hotter. The heat index value will range from 100 to 107 through the rest of the week. 

The rise in mercury is due to a ridge of high pressure building, bringing a drier and hotter weather pattern.

This weekend, the ridge will lose a bit of strength, which will allow for the chance of a couple of pop-up showers and relatively cooler temperatures. However, most of North Texas is likely to stay dry over the next week.