Another early heat wave hits, this time in Northeast

Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar.

Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar to unseasonable highs.

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The early heat wave comes less than a month after oppressive heat choked much of the western United States. Now, it appears to be the turn of the eastern part of the country.

Around 135 million people in the central and eastern U.S. are likely to experience temperatures at least 15 degrees above average Tuesday. Highs well over 80 degrees Fahrenheit will be common in parts of Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C.