Anyone living in St. Louis, elsewhere in the Midwest, South or on the East Coast have already experienced the first heat wave of the summer, a deadly weather event that’s bringing record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures to much of the country.
St. Louis and other cities are bracing for a return of scorching weather over the 4th of July weekend.
On Wednesday June 28, 2025, seven states including Missouri saw temperatures that tied or broke records. New York, Philadelphia, and Boston all hit or surpassed 100 degrees. In Newark, New Jersey, the thermometer reached 103 degrees before it stopped working — at a water park.
Officials blamed the heat for the death of a 55-year-old woman in St. Ann, Mo., and for buckling roads in St. Louis – where many remain without power for air conditioning following the May 16, 2025 tornado…