This Week, a Summer-like Heat Wave Will Hit the East

An early heat wave is headed for parts of the East, including Ohio, this week, making it feel more like summer than early spring.

Temperatures will rise into the 90s across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with 80-degree heat stretching from the Midwest to New England — exceeding June averages for around 160 million people. High-temperature records are forecast to be neared, tied or broken in about 600 locations from the Plains to Northeast.

This pattern will exacerbate an already bad drought in the South and in parts of the East, where little rain is forecast over the next two weeks.

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