The heat that spread into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast during the pastseveral days will continue on Friday and in some locations last intoSaturday.During the first few weeks of summer, the hottest air was content to stay overthe Central part of the country, where temperatures exceeded 100 degrees on aregular basis. In Oklahoma City, for instance, the temperature has reached orsurpassed 100 on 28 of the past 30 days. In addition, the temperature soared to110 in Oklahoma City on July 10, which is just 3 degrees shy of the hottesttemperature ever recorded there.
The hottest temperatures of the summer thus far will be felt across manylocations in the East on Friday as temperatures soar past 100 degrees from thePiedmont of the Carolinas northward into eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Factoring in the high dew points, it will feel like 110 or greater across thisregion during the peak heating of the day.
A weak frontal boundary will creep southward on Saturday, shaving a few degreesoff Friday's highs; however, it will do little to help as high temperatureswill remain in the upper 90s from Philadelphia to New York City. Meanwhile,triple-digit heat will once again impact areas from Baltimore southward intothe Carolinas.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Eric Leister
