A 'major heat wave' is expected to bake two-thirds of the nation through this weekend, with forecasters calling for temperatures to soar across much of the central and eastern U.S., the National Weather Service said.
A"major heat wave" is expected to bake two-thirds of the nation through this weekend, with forecasters calling for temperatures to soar across much of the central and eastern U.S., the National Weather Service said.
Many in those areas could see the hottest temperatures of the year, thanks to a large dome of high pressure that will send temperatures climbing in the coming days, the weather service said. Already on Tuesday night, an estimated 34 million people were under heat advisories and another 21 million were under excessive heat warnings, according to the weather service. The affected areas stretched from Texas to much of the Plains. The East Coast is feeling the heat, too, with advisories issued from South Carolina to New Jersey.
In New York City, temperatures and heat indices are forecast to reach"dangerously high levels by the weekend" — with temperatures in the mid- to upper-90s by Friday, with heat indices of close to 107 degrees on Saturday, the city’s office of emergency management and health department said Tuesday.Cooling centers are set to be open in New York City from Wednesday to Sunday.
"Hot weather is dangerous and can kill. People with chronic physical and mental health conditions should use air conditioning if they have it, and get to a cool, air-conditioned place if they don't," Dr. Oxiris Barbot, commissioner for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,Very hot and humid conditions are expected across the Eastern US for the end of the week into the weekend.
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