Expect Extreme Heat in Much of the US Starting This Weekend. How to Stay Safe
Heat can be very dangerous. Staying hydrated and cool are essential.
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A heat wave in Europe this week has broken June temperature records and is being blamed for dozens of deaths, and another round of soaring temps is expected to hit the eastern US next week.
National Weather Service forecasters expect a long-lasting heat wave in the central to eastern US to start this weekend and likely to last into the July 4 holiday weekend. Temperatures in the 90s and low 100s Fahrenheit are expected, along with high humidity. That means heat indices near or above 105 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
It's not just the afternoon highs, either. "Overnight lows will also be quite warm," NWS forecasters wrote, "with some record high minimums possible, bringing little to no relief from the heat in the nighttime hours." Those nighttime temps can be just as dangerousas the triple-digit...
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