Extreme Heat Is Blasting the Midwest, South
- Electricity demand will soar Wednesday with temperatures
- Heat shifts into the northern Great Plains by Saturday
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Chicago is bracing for another blast of heat Wednesday that threatens to smash records and drive electricity demand higher as scorching temperatures dig in across the US Midwest and South.
Chicago’s high could reach 96 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius), which would top the 95-degree record for the date set in 1994, according to National Weather Service data. Heat advisories and warnings stretch from Michigan to Florida, baking the lands between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains. Indianapolis could reach 97, with readings feeling like 102, and Atlanta may hit 100, though it will seem closer to 107.