150M Americans Get Ready to Roast
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Key Points:
- Approximately 150 million people in the US will experience temperatures in the 90s or higher through early next week, with around 12 million facing triple-digit heat, according to forecasters cited by the Washington Post.
- The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will see a sharp rise from springlike temperatures to highs in the upper 80s and 90s between Thursday and Saturday, potentially breaking daily heat records at several airports.
- A cold front may bring temporary relief along the East Coast early next week, but a stronger heat wave, possibly linked to a developing heat dome from the Plains to the Atlantic, is expected to follow.
- Intense heat worsened by drought and low mountain snowpack will impact the Intermountain West and Plains first, with hot, humid conditions likely to trigger strong thunderstorms in the central US.
- Nighttime temperatures are also unusually high, with places like Brownsville, Texas, and Key West, Florida, nearing record-warm lows, amid a broader pattern of rising global temperatures and a record-warm May.