Much of the country will be under the influence of what meteorologists call a ‘heat dome’ this week, driving temperatures and the humidity through the roof. AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter explains what and where it is.
“The difference between a heat dome and a more typical stretch of hot weather is the persistency and sometimes the intensity of that heat, and so it’s hot, it’s humid across much of the central and eastern part of the United States. It looks like that pattern is going to be around to stay right through the Fourth of July holiday.”
Porter warns that people should take this weather pattern seriously.
“People are going to need to stay well hydrated and be very mindful of the need to take frequent water breaks in the shade, because heat stress and heat illness can sneak up on people who are unprepared very quickly.”
The area from Texas to the Carolinas and right up to the Great Lakes could really feel the effects of the heat dome for up to two weeks.