Dozens of cities are expected to meet or surpass record high temperatures for this time of year as part of a heat wave that will hit huge swaths of the country.

US weather forecast predicted a very strong heatwave is coming to many places in the U.S. this week. It is hotter than normal for this time of year and is arriving early, before summer.

A brutal and record-early heat wave is baking Texas this week — bringing the triple-digit temperatures typical of July to the middle of May. The sudden heat spike, which was made more likely by