Heatwave Fatigue: When Sweltering Summers Start to Feel Like a Given The sweltering temperatures that have been baking the Southwest for days are spreading east, threatening to unleash a new wave of heat related misery on the nation's midsection.
As millions of people in the Plains and Mid Atlantic prepare for another week of stifling heat, it's hard not to feel a sense of déjà vu. This is no longer an exceptional weather event; it's a familiar pattern.
The heat indices will soar above 100 degrees by Tuesday in cities like Chicago, Charlotte, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Washington, D. C.