See Where Dangerous Heat Will Envelop the Midwest and East This Week

This week, a dangerous heat dome will intensify over the Eastern United States, pushing temperatures into the triple digits and probably breaking hundreds of records across three dozen states. It will rival the strength of the deadly heat dome that has recently hit Europe.

This weather pattern will bring a combination of stifling, tropical levels of humidity, high temperatures that could soar past 100 degrees for several consecutive days and little relief after dark, with overnight low temperatures hovering near 80 at times in major cities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. From parts of the Plains to the East Coast, heat index values could surge toward 110 degrees.

The risk for heat-related impacts is forecast to reach major or extreme levels for more than 220 million Americans in total through Saturday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) HeatRisk data.

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