Good afternoon, Quad-Cities. Here is your National Weather Service forecast.
This afternoon will be mostly sunny and hot with a high near 98 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday. Heat index values could reach as high as 110 degrees. West winds will be around 10 mph.
Tonight there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms could be severe with gusty winds and heavy rain. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 73 degrees. North wind will be around 5 mph.
Friday there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Skies will be partly sunny with a high near 93 degrees. East winds will be 5-10 mph becoming calm.
Friday night there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 71 degrees.
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Earlier story: Heat advisory for today; no Bix at 6 or Battle Up Brady trials tonight
By Rick Rector
A good Thursday morning to all. You’re waking up to 70 humid degrees. On tap today — heat and plenty of it. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the day as heat-index values are expected to soar as high as 107 degrees today. We will see sunny skies, feel plenty of humidity, for a high near 98 degrees.
There is a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m.
Tonight there’s a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 73 degrees.
And as mentioned in the headline, tonight’s Bix at 6 training run has been canceled because of the weather. Read more about that decision below. Tonight's trials for the Battle Up Brady also have been canceled.
Thursday's Bix at 6 canceled due to heat
By Don Doxsie
EARLIER STORY: The second Bix at Six training run of the summer, scheduled to be held Thursday night, has been canceled because of excessively high temperatures.
Ed Froehlich, the longtime director of the Quad-City Times Bix 7, said the unprecedented move was made due to fears over how runners and walkers would fare in what is expected to be near-record heat.
“It’s supposed to be about 100 degrees, 108 with the heat index,” Froehlich said. “We just didn’t want to take a chance. We don’t want anyone running in those type of conditions.”
Froehlich said he thought it was the first time this has happened in the 20-plus years the training runs have been held.
“We’ve canceled because of rain before, but I think this is the first time we’ve done it because of the heat,” he said.
Bix at Six has become a summer-time tradition for people wanting to run the Bix 7 course in preparation for the race at the end of July. The 38th annual Bix 7 is scheduled for July 28.
Bix at Six is expected to return on Thursday next week with the fourth and final training run slated for July 12.
tonight's trials for the Battle Up Brady also have been canceled.
