US EditionA Dramatic Cooldown Is on the Way for the US. But It Comes with a Cost | News Channel 3-12
UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – A major weather shift will drop temperatures nearly 20 degrees and increase flash flood risks in areas already affected by summer flooding, officials said.
- On July 27, 2025, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center reported an abnormally hot summer across the eastern half of the United States, with a major weather pattern change later this week bringing temperatures nearly 20 degrees cooler.
- Triggered by a high-pressure area moving south from Canada and a cold front, the heat wave's intensity is linked to fossil fuel pollution, leading to longer-lasting extremes.
- On Tuesday, New York City’s high will drop to the mid-to-upper 70s after mid-90s, and Washington, DC could see upper 70s following 97 readings, according to the National Weather Service.
- Soon after temperatures plunge, rain and thunderstorms will sweep in, increasing flash flooding risk in areas already waterlogged from earlier deluges.
- Forecasts indicate attention will soon shift to flood watches, as cooler conditions arrive later this week from the Midwest to the Northeast, with some of the coolest temperatures just in time for the weekend.
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Temperatures in Eastern US Set to Drop Sharply
After weeks of relentless heat in the eastern US, a sharp and sudden cooldown is on the way—offering a rare taste of early summer chill, but bringing the threat of storms and renewed flooding along with it. A cold front, tagged along by high pressure from Canada, will sweep...
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist It was an abnormally hot summer across much of the eastern United States, with multiple stifling heat waves, sweltering nights and high humidity to go around, but there’s finally some relief on the horizon. A major shift in weather patterns beginning later this week will bring high temperatures more like those of early June — nearly 11 degrees cooler than now — to millions of people currently enduring some of t…
Today, temperatures will drop, but it will still be slightly warmer and drier than usual in the mountains and inland, and steamy on the coastal plain. • Tomorrow, Wednesday, will be partly cloudy to clear, with another slight drop in temperatures, mainly in the mountains and inland. • On Thursday, it will be partly cloudy to clear with temperatures normal for the season.
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