Heat records may welcome June to the south-central U.S. through the rest of the week as temperatures are expected to near 110 degrees in some places. Records already were set in the central part of the country over the Memorial Day weekend.
Lower elevations in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas will see an uptick in temperatures as they reach the upper 90s and 100s, according to AccuWeather forecasters. High temperatures could also affect Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, and Nebraska, AccuWeather said.
"Poor air quality is also likely in the big metro areas, which can further create dangerous conditions for outdoor activities," said AccuWeather meteorologist Max Vido said on its website. "This pattern can also worsen and expand the drought across the region."
AccuWeather said heat records could be broken this week in places like Dodge City and Wichita in Kansas; Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; Dallas, Lubbock, El Paso, and San Antonio in Texas; and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Record-breaking heat hit the central part of the country over the Memorial Day weekend, according the Minneapolis Star Tribune, with the temperatures topping 100 degrees in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
The National Weather Service reported that broke a record of 98 degree set in 1934. A dome of hot air hanging over much of the central part of the country was the culprit for high temperatures in region.
"There are quite a few records we broke," Eric Ahasic, a National Weather Service meteorologist, told the Star Tribune on Monday. Temperatures fell quickly, though, when storms arrived to cool the region.
Rebecca Kopelman, a meteorologist with KGAN-TV, tweeted that new heat records were set in Iowa on Monday, including 95 in Cedar Rapids, 98 in Iowa City, and 95 in Waterloo.
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