Record-Setting ‘Extreme Heatwave’ to Scorch NYC Next Week
The Big Apple’s mayoral primary race is heating up — literally.
The mercury will soar to a sweltering high of 100 degrees — potentially beating a nearly 140-year-old record — as voters head to the polls next week during an “extreme heatwave,” forecasters warned Wednesday.
“This will be our first heatwave of the year,” said Fox Weather Meteorologist Stephanie Van Oppen. “It’s going to feel like a very big change.”
The dramatic spike in temperature — which comes after a cool and rainy, “Seattle”-like June so far — will begin Thursday with muggy highs in the upper 80s, Van Oppen said.
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