NYC Is Set to Sizzle as Record Heat Bears Down on the US Northeast
New York City and the US Northeast will shift to searing heat after weeks of rain and clouds as record-breaking temperatures descend on the region.
More than 200 daily and overnight records are poised to be broken from Sunday to Tuesday across a wide swath of the country from Chicago to New York, according to the US Weather Prediction Center. The scorching conditions are forecast to last through next week.
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