heat wave

National Weather Service Raleigh meteorologist Andrew Kren explains the current warm front due to a strong high-pressure system over the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valley, leading to temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s in the Piedmont early in the week, with a slight downward trend to the low to mid-90s by the weekend.

Cities across the Triad are offering cooling stations as extreme heat is expected throughout the week.

More unseasonably warm temperatures are in store for the Triad this week. Meteorologist Jonathan Blaes with the National Weather Service in Raleigh says…