Current:Home > reviewsDangerous heat wave hits eastern US: Latest forecast -Wealth Legacy Solutions
Dangerous heat wave hits eastern US: Latest forecast
View
Date:2025-04-18 06:00:33
A dangerous heat wave is hitting the eastern United States.
On Monday, several cities broke records for the all-time hottest Labor Day ever, including Minneapolis at 98 degrees and Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 94 degrees.
MORE: Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Extreme heat safety tips
On Tuesday, the heat will stretch from Minnesota to Texas to Massachusetts.
Temperatures could reach a scorching 99 degrees in Washington, D.C.; 91 degrees in New York City; 97 in Raleigh, North Carolina; 93 in Minneapolis; 91 in Chicago; 100 in Oklahoma City; and 102 in Dallas and San Antonio.
MORE: How to escape from life-threatening rip currents
In Pittsburgh, many schools have shifted to remote learning due to the heat.
In Washington, D.C., the mayor has activated a heat emergency.
The heat will end over the next few days in the Midwest and the Great Lakes, but it'll remain in the South and the Northeast. In New York City, temperatures could reach 90 degrees three days in a row, marking the first heat wave of the season for the city.
Click here to learn what you need to know to stay safe in the heat.
veryGood! (634)
Related
- Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
- Audrii Cunningham died from 'homicidal violence with blunt head trauma,' records show
- NCAA infractions committee could discipline administrators tied to violations and ID them publicly
- Marlo Hampton Exits the Real Housewives of Atlanta Before Season 16
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Federal judge grants injunction in Tennessee lawsuit against the NCAA which freezes NIL rules
- Audrii Cunningham died from 'homicidal violence with blunt head trauma,' records show
- Score Exclusive Deals During Tory Burch's Private Sale, With Chic Finds Under $100
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Trump enters South Carolina’s Republican primary looking to embarrass Haley in her home state
Ranking
- Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
- Blake Lively Reveals Rule She and Ryan Reynolds Made Early on in Their Relationship
- U.S. lunar lander is on its side with some antennas covered up, the company says
- A controversial idea at the heart of Bidenomics
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- RHOA's Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia Break Up After 15 Months of Marriage
- Man guilty in Black transgender woman's killing in 1st federal hate trial over gender identity
- Kelly Ripa's Nutritionist Doesn't Want You to Give Up the Foods You Love
Recommendation
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Jimmy Butler ejected after Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans brawl; three others tossed
2 Americans believed dead after escapees apparently hijack yacht, Grenada police say
Facing backlash over IVF ruling, Alabama lawmakers look for a fix
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
Audrii Cunningham died from 'homicidal violence with blunt head trauma,' records show
Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
A controversial idea at the heart of Bidenomics