Northeast Braces for First Severe Heat of the Year

A record-breaking heat wave with a combination of humidity and temperatures well into the 90s was descending on cities in the Midwest and heading to the Northeast this week in what is expected to be a dangerous weather system days before summer officially begins, forecasters said.

“The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations,” the National Weather Service said on social media on Sunday.