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Pre-Summer Heatwave Continues Throughout Georgia
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Tuesday’s forecast is calling for another hot day after record breaking temperatures swept across Georgia over the holiday weekend.
Forecasters say the heatwave is expected to continue in the state over the next few days as part of a larger warm up across the Southeast.
Savannah reached 100 degrees on Saturday, tying a record and marking the city's earliest triple-degree day since 1953.
Atlanta also set temperature records on Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorologist Lauren Reaves with the National Weather Service says a high pressure system is heating things up, even though the official start of summer doesn’t begin until June 21.
'We've been about 10 to 15 degrees above average for both high temperatures and low temperature,” Reaves said.
“Seeing as we’re not even in summer yet, [a heatwave] this early has been a little bit unsettling for everybody.”
Reaves says things should begin to cool off a little by the end of the week as the pressure system begins to dissipate.
For those who plan to be outside, forecasters say to drink plenty of fluids and avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
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