A child eats a snow cone Monday at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington. As the nation moves into the holiday weekend, a record-setting heat wave has settled over parts of the Northeast, including Washington. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 2 (UPI) -- As the United States heads into a milestone July 4 holiday this weekend, parts of the Northeast are preparing for hazardous levels of heat and humidity, with a heat index of more than 110 possible in some places.
"'It's summer, it's hot,' " the National Weather Service posted on social media this week. "We hear ya, but this is no ordinary heat."
The NWS said the weekend could include "widespread highs within the mid-90s to low-to-mid-100s."
"Numerous daily temperature records are possible, while warm overnight lows in the 70s and 80s will provide little relief," the NWS said.
