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Fourth of July Heat Wave Forecast: Here Are the Day-by-Day Temperatures
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport recorded a heat index peak of 101°F on Monday, with the National Weather Service warning of rising temperatures spreading eastward across the central U.S. this week.
- City and county officials nationwide have opened cooling centers and issued warnings as tens of millions face dangerous heat, with hundreds of daily temperature records expected to be broken.
- Various responses include Philadelphia shortening a parade, Ohio’s governor urging neighbor checks, and New York’s mayor implementing an unprecedented heat emergency plan.
- Forecasts predict prolonged high temperatures with heat index values reaching 110 to 115°F, causing little nighttime relief in many areas as the heat wave spreads eastward.
- Scientists emphasize that while attributing a single heat wave to climate change is complex, global heat waves are increasingly hotter, more frequent, and longer-lasting, with heat being the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S.
