After a spell of rain and cooler weather, high temperatures will roll across Chicago and the suburbs later this week. Dangerously high heat and humidity are forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, with the National Weather Service issuing a extreme heat watch early Monday.

A heat advisory continued Thursday for much of the Chicago area, with high temperatures in the 90s and peak heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees possible. But incoming showers and storms from the east by afternoon were expected to bring relief from the sweltering heat wave,

Chicagoans are stepping up to help one another during another heat wave in the city. The temperature reached 94 degrees Wednesday, with a heat index of 105, according to the National Weather Service. An extreme heat warning is in effect through much of Thursday, when temperatures are forecast at a high of 94 and a heat index of 103.

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.

The powerful storms also led to ground stops at O'Hare and Midway, and may have even played a role in a gas station explosion near Chicago.

A heat advisory has been issued for all of Chicagoland on Wednesday and Thursday as temperatures and humidity spike.

Temperatures are expected to soar between 92 and 97 degrees. High humidity will make it feel more like 105 to 115 degrees, the weather service said.

The National Weather Service released an updated flash flood warning at 4:08 a.m. on Friday in effect until 8:30 a.m. The warning is for Johnson, Wyandotte, Clay, Jackson, Miami, Cass and Ray counties.