The high-pressure system will shift east, and southeast over the next few days and high temperatures will cool down as a result. It will still be an above-average day on Sunday bu

A late summer heatwave has a firm grip across North Texas. High temperatures will be well above normal through Saturday with highs in the upper 90s and an afternoon heat index around 100-105. The cause of the heat is a strong heat dome centered over Texas into the weekend.

A weather alert is in place on Friday due to "feels-like" temperatures potentially reaching 105 degrees.

Although it's September, the peak of summer heat is upon North Texas. Diana Salazar works for DRC Solutions, a group that tries to get resources directly to homeless North Texans. "We just expect hot, all the time," Salazar said.