 into the weekend. Highs in the valley areas will easily reach into the 100s, with many places surpassing 110. It will be more comfortable in the northwest with highs in the 70s and 80s. Heading into the southeast, there is a lingering frontal boundary holding stationary through southern Georgia into northern Florida and then westward along the Gulf Coast. This will activate some showers and thunderstorms, some of which could produce drenching rainfall. And then dry weather will encompass a large area from Texas northeastward into New England.