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Summer Heat Shifts To Southeast

June 19, 2018
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Cody Snell
The hot days are here to stay with summer just around the corner but with highs reaching 10-15 degrees warmer than usual, many are wanting the comfortable spring weather back!

The extremely warm temperatures are thanks to a high pressure system located over the southeastern U.S. and Atlantic Ocean. This set up funnels warm air from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean into the Southeast and Carolinas on Tuesday. High temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time this year and reach into the mid-to-upper 90s. Humidity will make it feel like the temperatures are in the 100s.

Highs in the upper 90s will be possible from Jacksonville, Fla. to Richmond, Va. on Tuesday. Heat indices will climb into the 100s. Heat Advisories are in effect across much southeastern Virginia, eastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina, including Richmond and Franklin Va., as well as Elizabeth City, Nags Head, Rocky Mount and Morehead City, N.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings are still in effect for central Missouri and southwestern Illinois, including St. Louis.

In addition, Air Quality Alerts have been issued for Charlotte, N.C. and its surrounding counties.

Since this is the first strong heat wave of the summer in this area, make sure you remember tips on how to stay cool and beat the heat. During hot days make sure to drink plenty of water and limit time outdoors if you can. Also, be mindful of pets and make sure they are staying cool and not left outdoors for an extended amount of time. Cars will become excessively hot when turned off and parked outside, never leave a pet or child inside a parked car as it could be deadly.