It’s summer and it feels like that: The National Weather Service says the heat and storm mark the official start of the June 20th season.
The fever expected in the northeast next week
The hot weather is heading northeast this weekend and is expected to continue until next week.
It’s hot in the east. And the southwest. And in the plains. And in the Midwest.
You get an idea.
As summer officially begins on June 20th, the National Weather Service’s forecasts are scattered with words like “burning,” “suffocating,” and “oppressive.”
The Southwest, Mountain West and High Plains areas all deal with “seasoning heat,” according to the National Weather Service. He said there are potentially severe thunderstorms predicted for bad weather in the eastern US.
Thunderstorms were possible later on Thursday East, and increased risk levels for severe weather along the I-95 corridor, including Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Baltimore and New York City, issued the Storm Prediction Center. From northern New England to the Carolina, gusts of wind, heavy rain, big hail and tornadoes are possible.
What’s next: More oppressive heat
The National Weather Service said high temperatures are expected over the weekend and next week, with eastern 90s highs rising. Las Vegas and Phoenix have extreme heat warnings, with heat waves spreading across the Southwest, Rockies and the Plains, as well as recommendations from Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and El Paso.
The weekend will arrive next week, bringing high-pressure, high-level ridges and “almost everyone on the Mississippi River” “the most oppressive heat of the season to date,” the National Weather Service said. The Midwest heat index can reach between 105 and 110 degrees.
Storms can affect travel
Travel disruptions can be possible when storms cross the northeast, particularly in New York, Washington, DC and Baltimore. According to Accuweather.com. Delays caused by severe thunderstorms can have ripple effects on travel elsewhere, Accuweather said.
