. >>> also coming up tomorrow on "today," valerie bertinelli will be here. you can make some delicious dressings and marinades and things like that >>> but first we're going to start the half hour with the look at the weather. hey, al. >> uncle al. >> hey, guys let's show you the weekend not too soon to look ahead to the weekend. very hot out west. high humidity, going to be ugly throughout the gulf coast. wet weather from the mississippi river valley into new england. hotter in the northeast. heat wave going in the central plains into texas but cooler at! we're looking at a heave wave making its way the coast. and then sunday, sunday! we're looking at a heave wave making its way through the northeast. the upper midwest staying hot through texas into the central plains and the heat returns to the pacific northwest and interior west coast as well that's what's going on around >>> look at this great view over walnut creek. you can still see some of that cloud cover, but, hey, it will be a great day. microclimate highs for this afternoon. san francisco, half mo