CONWAY — If you like it hot, Saturday will be your day. Temperatures are forecast to flirt with triple digits on what is expected to be the warmest day of 2019 so far.
According to weather officials, Saturday will be the middle day of a heat wave, which is defined as three consecutive days of 90-degree or above temperatures.
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