Southern Great Lakes region faces unpredictable weekend weather, with rain and storms amidst humid conditions, as a frontal boundary influences the area.

After powerful storms swept through northeast Wisconsin Wednesday night, cleanup crews were out Thursday cutting down trees and assessing the damage caused by high winds and heavy rain. In Gillett, wind speeds reached over 90 mph,

NWS expects the heat value to go up to 110 degrees. The organization warns that hot temperatures, coupled with humidity, may cause heat illness. Precautionary measures provided by NWS include drinking plenty of water, staying out of the sun and staying in air-conditioned rooms.

NWS Philadelphia issues a heat warning for parts of Delaware, New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania, with heat index values up to 107 degrees.

A heat advisory and extreme heat warning will be in effect as hot and humid conditions hit Delaware today. See the weekend weather forecast.

The National Weather Service in Boston has determined that strong microbursts did touch down in Beverly and near Springfield in Belchertown as a line of thunderstorms swept through New England Sunday night, damaging homes and toppling a number of trees.

Thomas Fahy, the Office Legislative Director for the National Weather Service Employees Union, says their San Angelo and San Antonio, Texas offices had enough staff to send alerts and warnings to the public before the deadly floods,

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued a heat advisory in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Heat index values are forecast to reach as high as 109℉ in portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.