Meteorologists are describing the intensifying weather pattern as a heat dome, a high-pressure system that traps air and leads to steadily rising thermal readings.

There’s no doubt about it many were feeling hot, hot, hot today in the Eastern United States!” declared the National Weather ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was briefly hospitalized Wednesday due to dehydration as extreme heat scorched ...

It’s set to make a big splash. A massive, free city pool will open at the northern tip of Central Park Friday after years of ...

New York City’s public pools are officially open to the public on Friday following a heat wave that caused temperatures to ...

An uptick in heat and humidity is headed for many regions this weekend into next week. Maps show how hot and humid it will ...

A woman took to TikTok after her purse strap melted into her T-shirt while she was out in the 99°F (37°C) heat.

During the summer months, paramedics say they get even more calls. They fielded more than 1,000 calls a day this week because ...

Judson Jones, The New York Times’s resident meteorologist, discussed this week’s stifling heat and how to prepare for the ...

Should you set your a/c to 78 when it's hot out? Which temperature is the safest and most cost-effective? That depends on you ...

Some much-needed relief has arrived in the Northeast after a dangerous, dayslong heat dome sent temperatures soaring into ...