It will feel brutally hot through Friday as temperatures in the lower 90s combine with high humidity to push heat indices into the mid- to upper-90s.

Tuesday’s high temperature of 95 tied as the hottest day of the year, according to the National Weather Service.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and gradually become sunny, with a high near 91.

But it will feel much hotter because of the humidity, and that prompted the Finneytown Local Schools to close today.

Finneytown schools: 'Students and staff were melting'

“Weather reports are predicting it will be even hotter (today) than it was (Tuesday),” the school district posted on its website.

“It will just be too hot in our classrooms that are not air conditioned. Students and staff were melting (Tuesday) and with the anticipation that it will be even hotter (today), we just cannot have school.”

The temperature is to drop to around 69 tonight.

Thursday and Friday will be mostly sunny, with highs near 92 and 91, respectively.

Temperatures will fall to around 70 Thursday night, which will be partly cloudy, and to around 65 Friday night, which will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Extended forecast a bit cooler

Saturday will be sunny, with a high expected to reach just 84.

The temperature will fall to around 62 that night, which will be mostly clear.

Sunday will be sunny with a high near 87 and low around 66.

Monday will be sunny with a high near 88 and a low around 65.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high near 85.

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