ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Temperatures will continue to climb Monday across the Carolinas, with hot and humid conditions expected to intensify through the week, according to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg.
Highs Monday were forecast to reach the mid to upper 90s east of the mountains, with heat index values — a measure of how hot it feels when humidity is factored in — topping out in the upper 90s to low 100s. Although still below the threshold for a Heat Advisory, forecasters warned the heat would be more intense Tuesday.
Heat indices may reach advisory criteria, which starts at 105 degrees, in some areas east of the mountains, the weather service said in a statement…