A heat dome, characterized by extreme heat and humidity, is expected to cover most of the United States and affect more than 220 million people.
Temperatures are forecast to exceed 90 degrees, and for those living in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees. Dangerous heat indexes are expected in most of the country.
As of early Thursday, extreme heat watches, warnings, and advisories have been announced in the Southwest, Rockies, Plains, Upper Midwest, and parts of the Northeast U.S.
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It will be the first scorching summertime weather of the year for most people in the Midwest and Northeast.
“A lot of those folks have been saying, ‘Where’s summer?’ Well, buckle up, because it’s coming,” Tom Kines, a meteorologist at the private
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