Jul 22, 2016

It’s hot out there. A high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service.

: Storm clouds roll above the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park bringing temporary relief to the Midwest’s excessive heat Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Chicago. The fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

: Lightning streaks across the sky over the marina Thursday, July, 21, 2006 in Port Washington, Wi. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

: A double rainbow appears at sunset Thursday, July, 21, 2006 in Saukville, Wi. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

: Patti Glessner, 52, of Cambridge, Md., relaxes on her raft at Keen Lake in Canaan Township, Pa. The high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP)

: Isaac Howard, 5, plays in a water feature during a visit with his family to the splash pad at Elver Park in Madison, Wis., Thursday, July 21, 2016. The high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

: Brooklyn Kazda, 5, floats in the water during a trip to Tenney Beach on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wis., Thursday, July 21, 2016. The high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

: Kids leap into Keen Lake on Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Canaan Township, Pa. The high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP)

: Scarlett Schaad, 5, of Manasquan, N.J., swims at Keen Lake in Canaan Township, Pa., Thursday, July 21, 2016. The high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (Butch Comegys/The Times & Tribune via AP)

: Leonardo Bucio, 5, tries to get a drink of water Thursday morning, July 21, 2016, as children in the St. Edwards Child Development Centers School Age Summer Camp in Racine, Wis., play in the water. The children were playing in the water to keep cool after their scheduled field trip was canceled due to the excessive heat warning issued by the National Weather Service. (Gregory Shaver/The Journal Times via AP)

: Children play in a water fall at the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park, seeking temporary relief to the Midwest’s excessive heat, Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

: Hank, a quarter horse from Paris, Ill., stays close to a fan keeping cool inside a barn at the Illinois State Fair grounds Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. Dangerously warm conditions are in the forecast for the Midwest over the next few days. Hank will participates this weekend in the Western American Quarter Horse Association Competition. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

: A construction worker handles lumber at a luxury apartment site, Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Chicago. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration urged employers to protect laborers doing construction, road and agricultural work, as high temperatures and humidity will affect the central United States this week, sending heat indexes as high as 115 degrees in some places for the first time this year. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim)

: The sun sets beyond visitors to Liberty Memorial Thursday, July 21, 2016, as the temperature hovers around 100 degrees in Kansas City Mo. A high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

: In this Tuesday, July 19, 2016, photo, the sun shines on corn in a field near Bremen Highway in Mishawaka, Ind. Meteorologists and atmospheric researchers say the Midwest’s first dangerous bout of heat and humidity this summer is partly to blame on the moisture being piped out of the ground and into the atmosphere by the increasing acreage of corn crops now reaching their peak. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)

: An elephant at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., tries to grab a block of ice containing a pineapple Thursday, July 21, 2016, as high temperatures and humidity affect much of the central U.S., making it feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in some places and leading some cities to open cooling stations and take other precautions. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

: Cohen Erickson, 9, right, with his dad, Brooke, center, and Martin Haner, left, walks to Bernie’s Beach from home equipped with inflatable rafts for the water for an afternoon float on Monona Bay in Madison, Wis., Thursday, July 21, 2016. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Excessive heat across the nation

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