Extreme heat lingers across the Mid-Atlantic, but storms are expected to cool off states

HeatExtreme heat lingers across Mid-Atlantic as incoming storms expected to cool states offThe highs are expected to hit the mid-90s in the mid-Atlantic before a storm system is expected to hit the region, plummeting temperatures up to 20 degrees in some areas.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleSevere weather hits states from coast to coast02:12Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 20, 2026, 11:29 AM EDTBy Doha MadaniIt’s another sweltering day for those in the mid-Atlantic on Wednesday as temperatures soar into the mid-90s once again just before a stormfront is set to take over the Eastern seaboard.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Residents from Boston down to Raleigh are facing highs between 91 an 96 degrees after reaching record highs for the month of May in some places a day prior. The National Weather Service noted that a high of 101-degrees was recorded in New Jersey on Tuesday.“It is worth noting the all-time high for the month of May in New Jersey is 102 in Paterson on May 31, 1895,” the agency said in a post on X.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged people to stay hydrated and seek out city cooling centers as a heat advisory was issued across the five boroughs. He warned that storms could roll in as soon as the late afternoon but heat would be at its worst between noon and 3 p.m. ET. “And please check in on your neighbors,” Mamdani wrote on X. The heat is set to break later Wednesday as storms roll into the Northeast in the afternoon or evening. Forecasts have temperatures plummeting more than 20 degrees across the area on Thursday and Friday. The rain is set to linger for multiple days in what could likely be a wet Memorial Day weekend for a some states.A woman uses a fan in Times Square during a heat advisory Tuesday in New York.Adam Gray / AP Photo/Adam GrayThere’s also some risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday from the Southern Pla...