Forgive us for the number of times we say, “hot as a firecracker” in the coming days, but it certainly will be a true sentiment for the week ahead. A large heat dome is re-establishing itself over the central U.S., larger than ever this summer. The building heat combined with lots of residual moisture in our air means several days of dangerous heat index values lie ahead. [img] The aforementioned heat dome, shown above, is ruling our conditions this week.  The highe...