Heartland heats up with summer temperatures spreading across central US
Some 150 million Americans will be experiencing temperatures 10-15 degrees above average, feeling more like the middle of summer. The hot weather will persist through the middle of this week as fall is approaching.
Summer-like temperatures heat up central U.S. as fall nears
FOX Weather meteorologists Haley Meier and Bayne Froney break down the hot temperatures fueled by a ridge of high pressure over the central U.S. The summer-like temps are forecast to continue into mid week.
ST. LOUIS – After a couple of weeks of wet weather and some October-like temperatures, the central U.S. will heat up as a dome of high pressure brings summer weather back to the heartland.
Some 150 million Americans will be experiencing temperatures 10-15 degrees above average, feeling more like the middle of summer. The hot weather will persist through the middle of this week as fall is approaching.
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Near-record heat will be possible for a few cities in the coming days.
Minneapolis is expected to reach 90 degrees Sunday. Des Moines, Iowa, is forecast to hit 93 degrees. Temperatures won't dip back into the mid-70s until Thursday.
According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's temperature outlook, above-average temperatures will begin to seep into the rest of the country through next weekend as summer makes a late-season comeback.
September is often the last month that most of the southern Plains and South see 90-degree temperatures.
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