Oklahoma City could be on track to break record for triple digit days by Saturday

Temperatures are expected to peak near 100 degrees Tuesday in Oklahoma City, and the city could be on track to break a record by Saturday, the National Weather Service reports.

If temperatures hit 100 Tuesday, it would be the 47th day of the year in Oklahoma City of triple digit heat. The forecast calls for more of the same each day this week with a high near 101 on Friday and Saturday. The record for the most 100 degree days in a year in Oklahoma City is 50 in 1980.

An excessive heat warning has been issued for eastern, southeastern and northeastern Oklahoma Tuesday, the weather service reports.

The Oklahoma City forecast is as follows: