Higher than normal temps all summer in US: govt

Washington: Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather throughout the summer, from July to September, a US government agency...

Washington: Most of the United States will experience hotter than normal weather throughout the summer, from July to September, a US government agency predicted on Thursday, as a large part of the country sizzled in the first heat wave of the year.

"What we're predicting is generally that much of the US, excepting a few places, are forecast to be above normal," Johnna Infanti, a meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), told a press conference.

But the forecast does not offer any clues about possible extreme weather events during that time, she added.

The northeastern United States is in the midst of a major heat wave, just as summer officially gets under way.

About 95 million Americans are under some kind of heat warning or advisory, according to the government-run website www.heat.gov. Soaring temperatures were expected to last until the weekend, the National Weather Service says.