Tens of millions of people in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for potentially record-breaking heat next week as temperatures soar into the 90s in cities like Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA – Scorching temperatures that have been baking the West will expand to the east over the next several days, setting the stage for cities such as Washington and Philadelphia to see their hottest temperatures so far this year.
In fact, the FOX Forecast Center expects nearly every state from the Plains and Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will see above-average temperatures – it just won’t happen at the same time.
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The Midwest will be up first, feeling the summerlike temperatures Thursday and then again at the end of the weekend, while the Southeast will continue to bake.
The Northeast will get a little taste of the hot weather at the end of the workweek before the heat cranks back up early next week.
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Heat builds on Thursday
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The heat will begin to build in the eastern half of the U.S. on Thursday, with temperatures rising into the 90s in Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville and Atlanta.
Other cities, such as Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, Richmond in Virginia and New York City, will see temperatures get into the mid- to upper 80s.
Changes come at the end of the workweek, however.
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Record heat possible Friday
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The FOX Forecast Center expects Friday to be the hottest day along the Interstate 95 corridor, with temperatures expected to rise into the 90s in Washington and Philadelphia. If that occurs, it will be the hottest day of 2024 in those cities.
Those aren’t the only cities that will be hot, though.
Records could fall in several cities on Friday as temperatures rise into the 90s, including Charlottesville in Virginia, Chattanooga in Tennessee and Atlanta.
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The heat will continue to build over the weekend, with cities in the Southeast getting close to the 100-degree mark, including Atlanta, Birmingham and Montgomery in Alabama and Jackson in Mississippi.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, cities in the north will stay pleasant due to a cold front keeping temperatures lower in the Midwest on Saturday and in the Northeast all weekend.
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First major heat wave of season expected in Northeast next week
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It’s about to get brutally hot in the Northeast.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, a ridge of high pressure will build over the eastern half of the country while the jet stream pushes northward. That will set the stage for the heat to build in and humidity to increase.
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High temperatures are expected to soar into the upper 90s across the Midwest on Monday, with record-high temperatures possible in Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis.
The Northeast will feel the heat Tuesday, and widespread temperatures in the 90s are expected.
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In the Northeast, a heat wave is defined as three or more days in a row of temperatures in the 90s. According to the FOX Forecast Center, that’s looking likely as the summer temperatures remain in the area through at least the end of next week.