The Tri-Cities are expected to get at least eight days of triple-digit temperatures.
An excessive heat watch has been issued by the National Weather Service.
It predicts the hottest days of the week will be Wednesday through Friday with temperatures of over 100.
There is a chance that the temperature could actually be hotter. The temperature is predicted to be hotter than 100 by the weather service.
Friday is predicted to be the hottest day with a high of 114.
The weather service says that temperatures will be very high.
The weather service predicts that overnight lows will stay in the 70s until at least Friday night, with a low of 75 predicted for Wednesday night.
The weather service says to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, and stay out of the sun.
Children and pets should not be left in parked cars as the interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
The ribbon cutting for the second phase of Columbia Gardens Urban Wine and Artisan Village has been canceled because of the warm weather.
The weather service predicts a high of 98 on July 24 and a low of 100 on July 25.
The Weather Channel predicted that the stretch of triple-digit highs would begin on July 24 and last until August 2.
It puts all three days of Water Follies weekend in the Tri-Cities at more than 100 degrees.
The excessive heat watch stretches from west to Ellensburg and beyond to La Grande, Ore.
All of Oregon and Washington will be above normal for most of the week, according to Accuweather.
In July, the normal average high is 93 and the normal average low is 57. Normally it is the hottest and driest month of the year.
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