Extreme weather patterns, with heat and flooding, are stuck across the U.S.

• That heat may lap up against the Mid-Atlantic region from time to time through early July, including today, when the high temperature in Washington, D.C., is likely to top off just under 100°F.
• Climate change is making such heat waves far more likely and intense than they would have been without such high concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
• Weeks of extreme heat in some areas will pose human health risks, according to the National Weather Service.

Zoom in: At the same time, areas around the edges of the heat dome are forecast to receive yet more significant rainfall, including the flooded areas of the Midwest, where more severe thunderstorms are forecast into early July.

• Such a "ring of fire" weather pattern, named after the heat domes the storms form near, can repeatedly deliver several inches of rain per evening to the same areas.

The intrigue: This week, overnight minimum temperatures from Atlanta to Dallas are forecast to be especially hot.

• Climate Central's Climate Shift Index is showing the overnight temperatures will be at a level 5, which means human-caused climate change made them at least 5 times more likely to occur, when compared to a preindustrial climate.
• Run in real-time, this index is based on methods published in the peer reviewed literature.

Zoom out: Globally, June is on track to set yet another record for the hottest month, making it 13 in a row.

Go deeper: Historic Midwest floodinng, in photos