Kerr County weather: First 100-degree stretch of the year arrives this weekend

Kerr County is bracing for its first 100-degree stretch of the year, with a ridge of high pressure locking in hot, dry conditions through much of next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday is mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 101 and a heat index as high as 104. Light and variable wind will become south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Skies turn partly cloudy Saturday night, with a low around 74 and south wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday is sunny and hot with a high near 100 and a heat index as high as 103. Light south-southwest wind will become south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Skies stay mostly clear Sunday night, with a low around 74 and south-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday is sunny and hot with a high near 100 and south-southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Skies turn clear Monday night, with a low around 73 and south-southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday is sunny and hot with a high near 100 and south wind 5 to 10 mph. Skies stay clear Tuesday night, with a low around 74.

Wednesday is sunny and hot with a high near 100, and skies stay mostly clear that night, with a low around 74.

Heat eases slightly to close out the week, with a sunny and hot high near 99 Thursday and a sunny high near 98 Friday.

The NWS said an upper-level high centered over the southern Rockies will keep the region under a hot, dry ridge into next week, with only minor day-to-day temperature swings expected. Forecasters flagged the possibility of a Heat Advisory for the hottest spots this weekend, though better mixing of lower-dewpoint air next week could keep heat index values in check.