Weather & Science
Scorching Heat Tops 100 Degrees in US Cities Across the Plains, South
‘Strong heat dome’ means temperature records are expected to topple.
The temperature reads 98 degrees on signage in Manhattan, Kansas, in June 2022.
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Scorching heat will bear down on the central US for the rest of the week as temperature reach much higher than normal, even for summer. Records are expected to be set across the Great Plains and South.
Temperatures could peak at 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in Memphis Wednesday. With the humidity, it could feel closer to 112, according to the National Weather Service. St. Louis could hit 98; Paducah, Kentucky, is forecast to reach 100; and 97 in Kansas City. Across all of those areas, moist air will make it feel even hotter.