Fresnans usually say when they’re talking about hot summer weather that “at least it’s a dry heat.” This weekend, not so much.

Humidity levels will be higher than usual thanks to monsoonal storms pushing into the Central Valley from the Desert Southwest and Four Corners region, and that will not only make those daytime triple-digit highs feel warmer but also will keep the overnight lows near record levels.

High temperatures in Fresno are forecast to peak at 106 degrees on Friday and dip to 104 on Saturday and Sunday, said Brian Ochs, a National Weather Service meteorologist in the Hanford office.

The National Weather Service has issued a major heat risk advisory for parts of the San Joaquin Valley for Friday and this weekend.

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