A RECORD-setting heatwave is set to bake the US this weekend, sending temperatures soaring to 100 degrees in some parts of the country.
East coast states will get a taste of summer this weekend thanks to the so-called "Bermuda high."
The Bermuda high, which typically occurs during the hurricane season, is a high-pressure system located over the Atlantic Ocean that can influence the movement of tropical systems in the Atlantic basin.
Depending on the time of the year and several other factors, the Bermuda high can significantly impact the track and strength of a tropical system.
The circulation around the high-pressure system can determine what direction the path of the warm weather and where it makes landfall.
And this weekend, a scorching heatwave will touchdown across the east, including the states of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maryland and the nation's capital.
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The heatwave comes to the east coast after affecting Texas earlier in the week.
Amarillo, Texas recorded a temperature of 101 degrees on May 17, breaking a nearly 100-year-old record.
Similar heat has gripped Dallas, where temperatures have been sitting around 90 degrees for nearly two weeks, which is the earliest streak on record.
The record-setting temperatures will arrive on Friday and stick around until Saturday before a few scattered showers bring humid conditions on to close out the week.
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Across Massachusetts, temperatures could reach well into the 90s at points, and in some areas, the heat could approach nearly 100 degrees.
The state saw a similar heatwave last weekend, with temperatures climbing above 80.
According to the National Weather Service, residents in the Pioneer Valley are forecast to see the state’s worst heat on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the NWS predicts temperatures will reach 96 degrees across New Jersey on Saturday, which would shatter the record of 94 back in 1934.
Conditions across the Garden State will be sunny and humid all weekend.
Temperatures are predicted to hit the 90s on Saturday in parts of New York and New Jersey.
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The forecasted temperature for Newark on Saturday is 92. The record for May 21 is 96 degrees, set in 1996.
The heat also brings a chance of isolated thunderstorms to the area on Sunday.
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