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Tulsa's temperatures are rising and are showing no signs of letting up yet. The National Weather Service forecasts highs near 113 degrees this afternoon; 109 on Thursday; 107 on Friday; and 102 on Saturday for Tulsa. Highs are expected to finally sink to the 90s again by Sunday, when a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms is forecast for Tulsa.

Tulsa reached its hottest temperature of the calendar year on Tuesday, 112 degrees. Tulsa finished the month of July with 1.38 inches of rain, almost 2 inches below normal for the month. Excessive heat warning The weather service extended its heat warning for northeast Oklahoma until 7 p.m. Friday.

Counties under the warning are: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskgee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington.

According to the weather service, these areas are expected to have high temperatures in the 105- to 115-degree range each afternoon, with overnight lows in the mid- to upper 70s. More urbanized areas in Tulsa County are expected to have overnight lows in the mid- to upper 80s. Burn bans still in effect County commissioners extended Tulsa County's burn ban through next week.

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Counties with burn bans currently:

Adair County, through Saturday
Blaine County, through Saturday
Beaver County, through Aug. 21
Caddo County, through Aug. 17
Canadian County, through Aug. 22
Cherokee County, through Aug. 23
Cleveland County, through Aug. 21
Comanche County, through Tuesday
Craig County, through Aug. 14
Creek County, through Saturday
Custer County, through Tuesday
Delaware County, through Aug. 15
Dewey County, through Aug. 23
Garvin County, through Aug. 28
Grant County, through Aug. 28
Greer County, through Aug. 28
Harper County, through Aug. 28
Haskell County, through Aug. 21
Hughes County, through Aug. 21
Jackson County, through Aug. 30
Kingfisher County, through Aug. 20
Kiowa County, through Aug. 14
Latimer County, through Sunday
LeFlore County, through Sunday
Lincoln County,through Aug. 21
Major County, through Aug. 28
Mayes County, through Tuesday
McClain County, through Aug. 29.
McIntosh County, through Monday
Muskogee County, through Sunday
Nowata County, through Aug. 27
Okfuskee County, through Aug. 14
Oklahoma County, through Aug. 17
Okmulgee County, through Aug. 29
Osage County, through Sunday
Ottawa County, through Tuesday
Pawnee County, through Tuesday
Payne County, through Tuesday
Pittsburg County, through Tuesday
Pottawatomie County, through Aug. 28
Roger Mills County, through Aug. 28
Rogers County, through Sunday
Seminole County, through Tuesday
Sequoyah County, through Tuesday
Stephens County, through Aug. 28
Tillman County, through Tuesday
Tulsa County, through Sunday
Wagoner County, through Sunday
Washington County, through Aug. 28
Woods County, through Aug. 29
Woodward County, through Sunday

Source: Oklahoma Forestry Services