After four straight days of sweltering heat statewide, forecasters say a cool front is approaching and, hallelujah, highs may only be in the 70s by next week. Meteorologist Alexis Jimenez (hah-MEN-ez), at the National Weather Service, says we should start seeing a change for the cooler within a matter of several hours.

She says the long-range forecast indicates the extreme heat isn’t returning anytime soon, and high temperatures will be much closer to normal.

Several more records were broken on Wednesday.

The Excessive Heat Warning is scheduled to expire at 7 o’clock this evening. It was issued on Monday morning.