Get ready for another hot, sticky one. “We are turning up the heat today,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.

At 2 p.m., the temperature at Lawrence Municipal Airport was 89 degrees, with a 54 percent humidity level sending the heat index up to 95 degrees.

“We’re topping out around 90,” Schack said. Winds will be from the south at 12 to 18 mph, she said. The average high temperature is 84 degrees for this date.

Tonight, the temperature will drop off to a low of 75 by early Wednesday morning, she said. Wednesday’s high will reach 91 degrees, with southerly winds 12 to 18 mph, she said.

“There’s a chance for storms late in the day on Wednesday,” she said. “Most of the storms are staying off to the north and northeast.”

The National Weather Service is calling for a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Wednesday and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night.

Thursday’s morning low is expected to be 71, with the high rising to 86 on Thursday afternoon, under mostly cloudy skies.