In a forecast that will surprise no one, the July Fourth holiday weekend in Memphis will be dangerously hot.

That danger comes from three factors, meteorologists with the National Weather Service and memphisweather.net said.

First, the temperatures will be a little hotter than usual this time of year, reaching the mid-90s versus the typical low 90s for the weekend. Throw in the humidity, and heat indices could reach as high as 110 degrees.

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And finally, this is the first real heat wave of the summer, which means that some Memphians may not have fully acclimated yet.

“It’s gonna be hot and oppressive and dangerous, frankly,” said Jacob Bruss with the NWS. “You’re certainly thinking about heatstroke if you don’t take precautions.”

Those warnings come with the expected advice for such conditions: Stay inside if you can. If you can’t, seek out shade. Drink lots and lots of water. Wear loose, light-colored clothing. Keep the dogs and cats inside. And check on your elderly neighbors.

“There’s lots of other beverages you can have on this holiday as well, but water definitely needs to be consumed,” said Erik Proseus with memphisweather.net. “We know people are going to be out, (but) just listen to your body, make sure that you’re not overexerting.”

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Saturday and Sunday do bring chances of rain, though, which might cool things down, even if only for a bit.

“The heat dome that’s been over us this week is starting to push off to the east a little bit. That’ll allow a few more thunderstorms to form,” Proseus said. “Don’t expect to see everyone getting rain, but it could provide a little bit of relief from the heat. (But) it will also add to the humidity.”