Extreme heat is ballooning to the northeast and covering more area than it has all summer. More than half of the U.S. population is under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories into the weekend.
runs from Philadelphia to New York City through Friday, for highs in the mid-90s to around 100 degrees and heat indexes of at least 105 degrees.“A dangerous heat wave will begin Thursday for much of the I-95 corridor,” the National Weather ServiceThursday. “It is imperative that residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic practice heat safety this week as the hottest stretch of the summer begins on Thursday and continues through Saturday.
Meanwhile, in the South and Southwest, which have roasted since late June, the punishing heat shows little sign of relenting.Into the weekend, the most intense heat compared with normal temperatures will reside over the Midwest, lower Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic, where high temperatures will peak in the mid-90s to around 100. In these areas, it will feel several degrees hotter because of the humidity., according to the Weather Service.
In addition to the potential for record-high temperatures, dozens of record-warm lows are forecast to fall over the next several days, from the Midwest to the coastal Northeast.In the next week, Phoenix’s unprecedented streak of highs at or above 110 degrees may come to end, but the temperature is still forecast to reach around 108 degrees.In the Northeast, July will end and August will open with somewhat cooler-than-normal weather behind a cold front passing through this weekend.
But other portions of the country may see limited or no relief from the heat. From Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas extending eastward into the Mid-South, temperatures may remain well above average into next week, which means highs into the 100s in many spots., with temperatures of about 100 to 105 degrees expected.
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