High heat and humidity could make it feel like 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country this week, forecasters warned.
Forecasters warned that “dangerous heat and humidity” will spread across the central and eastern United States this week, threatening to break records for high temperatures and ending a spell of fall-like weather.
The heat wave will bring “unseasonably hot” temperatures to the Upper Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, said David Roth, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center.
The extreme heat and humidity could make it feel like 105 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country.
“In some places in the Midwest, it could be the hottest temperatures they’ve seen all summer,” Mr. Roth said. “Not only is it late, it’s the hottest, too. So that’s a little unusual.”
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Note: Forecast data is as of 8:14 a.m. Eastern on August 26, 2024.
The heat is expected to build in the Midwest through Tuesday, then move to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast by the middle of the week. Temperatures will break 90 degrees and near 100 degrees in many areas in the Midwest.
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