Around 135 million people in the central and eastern U.S. are likely to experience temperatures at least 15 degrees above average Tuesday

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Around 135 million people in the central and eastern U.S. are likely to experience temperatures at least 15 degrees above average Tuesday. Highs well over 80 degrees Fahrenheit will be common in parts of Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C.

By Wednesday and Thursday, the summerlike heat is expected to intensify and spread, reaching into the 90s across the mid-Atlantic region, according to the National Weather Service.