The National Weather Service has urged the public to stay safe in the excessive heat.
Cities hit by scorching weather at around 100F are likely to include Washington, D.C, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis. Such temperatures are around 10 to 15 degrees higher than the average for this time of year. In fact, temperatures in Washington D.C. may rival Death Valley, which often claims the title as the hottest place on Earth.
The National Weather Service put out excessive heat warnings for areas in New York State, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Jersey, Nebraska, Illinois, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Missouri. An excessive heat warning is issued when a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures is expected.
A man sits under the shade of an umbrella near the National World War II Memorial and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, August 29, 2018. Experts say another heatwave is due this weekend.Meanwhile, southeastern states will see rain and thunderstorms into the weekend, meaning it won't get quite as hot as those northern areas, according toissippiThe National Weather Service urged the public to stay safe in the sweltering conditions.
"The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely," the agency said."Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.""Before you're tempted to say, 'it's summer, what do you expect?' consider the forecast highs each day," the agency tweeted.
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