Parts of Texas will hit 110 degrees this weekend. Here’s where. - San Antonio Express-News

The system had been parked over New Mexico for several days, driving consistent triple-digit heat across Texas. Now that its center is moving toward Northwest Texas, the region sits directly in line for the worst of it. Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains could see temperatures at the upper end of that range, with little relief in the forecast.

For people here, that kind of heat is not just uncomfortable, it is dangerous. Anyone spending time outdoors this weekend, whether at a park, on a job site, or walking from a parking lot to the South Plains Mall, needs to take the heat seriously. Hydration and shade are not optional at 110 degrees.

South Texas will also see dangerous heat, though temperatures there are expected to fall short of the extreme highs forecast for Northwest Texas, with San Antonio still approaching record levels.

The same high pressure system can look different depending on exactly where its center lands, and right now that center is aimed straight at this part of the state.