Weather forecasters said that a “dangerous” heat wave will shift eastward across the United States, with triple-digit temperatures expected for the Southeast U.S.
“Dangerous heat will continue to make headlines from the central U.S. to the Southeast,” said the National Weather Service in a Monday update. “One more day of well above normal, near-record, and record-breaking heat is expected from the central Plains to the Upper Midwest.”
As a result, it added, “excessive heat warnings” will stay in effect at Red River Valley and the greater Minneapolis area.
“The center of the heat wave begins to transition further east on Tuesday into the Great Lakes, with forecast highs in the mid- to upper 90s, up to 15-20 degrees above normal. In addition to hot high temperatures, very warm, near-record and record-breaking low temperatures in the 70s will provide little relief from the heat overnight,” said the agency….