Scorching temperatures persist as heat wave expands, with record-breaking temperatures expected across U.S.
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A relentless heat wave that baked more of the United States this past week is expected to continue and expand this weekend.
Millions of Americans – particularly those in the highly populated Interstate 95 corridor are under heat-related advisories or alerts as the squelching heat is expected to hit record-breaking temperatures in some areas. In some places, the humidity will bring the heat index values as high as the mid-100s.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service (NWS) said Saturday they expect the high temperatures to be in the mid-to-upper 90s from the central and southern Plains to the East Coast.
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