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Richmond heat wave brings dangerous temperatures back to town
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Another heat wave is bringing dangerously high temperatures to Richmond starting Wednesday.
Why it matters: The last one, just two weeks ago, set heat records and sent hundreds of locals to the ER for heat-related illnesses.
State of play: Increasingly hot temperatures will last through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
- Wednesday and Saturday look to be the worst of it. On those days the heat index — or "feels like" temperature — will reach a high of 107 and 105 degrees respectively.
- Unlike the last heat wave, the actual temperature isn't forecasted to break 100 degrees any day, though.
- Richmond is under an "elevated risk" for extreme heat through Saturday, per the NWS, which means heat exhaustion is likely after prolonged time outside.
Zoom out: Nationwide, NOAA forecasters expect record-breaking highs of 95 to 105 across the northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast through midweek, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick reports.
- Over 128 million Americans are under a heat warning, watch or advisory.
What's next: Temperatures should get back to Richmond's low-90s July normal starting Sunday.
- So next week it will once again just be regular gross hot and humid here, instead of dangerously so.