The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of central Indiana under a Level 2 of 5 risk of scattered severe storms, with damaging wind gusts as the primary threat.
Saharan dust arrived this past weekend, bringing hazy skies and impacting air quality for sensitive groups in Houston, which is already experiencing a dangerous heat wave.
Well-above-average temperatures are expected from the central Rockies across the Plains and into the lower and mid-Mississippi, Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys.