if 115 degrees verifies, we are now at 30 consecutive days at 110-plus. that s here in phoenix. much of the united states above normal. memphis 98, atlanta 95, d.c. at 95 degrees. phoenix is a dry heat. we factor in dew points of 70 plus. dew points is the measurement of moisture near the surface that gives us the humidity. it gives us the heat index or the feels-like temperature. atlanta will feel like 102 degrees, washington, d.c. will feel like 103. record highs and record warm lows, 80-plus records expected throughout the weekend all across the united states. that s why we have heat alerts in effect from the west coast to the east coast. l.a., st. louis, south of d.c. under excessive heat warnings.
when they ramp up. and then through the overnight hours as well. the heat helping to fuel some of the storms. we re under excessive heat warnings. and washington, d.c., back to phoenix, arizona, temperatures are climbing well above normal. much of the country well above normal for that matter. we are at 115 today in phoenix. 100 degrees in oklahoma city and d.c. at 95 degrees. you factor in dew points and it feels much hotter. need to make sure we re taking care of ourselves. thank you so much. coming up, some questions about senator mitch mcconnell s health and future after he froze for more than 20 seconds during a news conference this week. how concerned should americans be regarding his health. we ll discuss. plus a close call in the sky. two planes come within seconds of colliding. hear from one woman on one of those plens who was on her
she was mentioning the humidity levels when the dew points are lower. that s what it allows for phoenix to get so much warmer. phoenix is topping out at 115 degrees. speaking of, 29 consecutive days where they have been 110 plus and we re adding to that with a forecast high of 115. much of the country well above normal. if not, right about where we should be. chicago at 80 thanks to the cold front. that is going to slide down through the ohio valley and into the southeast cooling us down too. for now, atlanta, 95, same in d.c. and we factor in the dew points, athena was talking about the humidity. the dew point factored in with 95 degrees, d.c. it feels like 103. and then we wind up breaking records. not just for afternoon highs,
some are getting it. others are staying hot. phoenix is one of those, victor. we talked about it. we re five to ten degrees above normal over the next 24 to 48 hours. there s some relief but we re staying dangerously hot. look at phoenix. 115 degrees today. we should typically be around 106. the problem now is that we ve had that record streak. we talked about it. 29 days in a row where we ve had temperatures of at least 110 degrees if not more and we ll likely do the same thing again today. all of us across the united states well above normal if not closer to normal for some of us across the northern parts, but look at dallas. 103 for a high. dc topping out at 95. new york at 91. heat index values. when you factor in dew points of 70-plus, that s when it really
we re adding to that today. we have temperatures all across the country above normal. now that the cold front worked its way through, but louisville is at 96. t 95 in atlanta. when you factor in dew points, you get the heat index or the feels like temperature. and that happens up into the northeast where temperatures feel like they are in the triple digits. d.c., 103. and then we re talking about record breaking high temperatures. record breaking low temperatures where they are at their warmest. so 80 plus possible over the next two days time. we have heat advisories for much of the plains back into the lower mississippi valley and the mid-atlantic and northeast. just south of d.c., we have excessive heat warnings and st. louis and phoenix all include in