Detroit braces for record heatwave

STORY: :: Detroit prepares for what could be its

worst heat wave in a decade

:: Temperatures are expected to rise

mid-90s Fahrenheit for five days

:: June 17, 2024

:: Detroit, Michigan

“I’m grateful for the heat. It hasn’t negatively affected my daily routine, it gives me the opportunity to go out and do some things in the yard and at home. Also visit this beautiful park.”

“I’m enjoying it, I like the heat. I just wish I had a pool to enjoy the heat more, but we decided to come to Belle Isle where it’s nice and cool.”

“Well, I start to think about climate change, it’s a little worrying. But I can’t think about it and be existential, I mean, I just try to tell myself it’s getting hot. “

:: The National Weather Service has issued

an excessive heat warning for Metro Detroit

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the metro Detroit area, effective from Monday afternoon through Friday evening (June 21). Intense heat could persist through the weekend as a relentless “heat dome” envelops the eastern United States.