More seasonable air was forecast to return Wednesday following a round of thunderstorms.
Hundreds of Hackettstown residents lost power Monday as temperatures rose into the 90s, tying the record high for the date in the Lehigh Valley region.
Town officials opened the Hackettstown municipal building as a cooling center through 5 p.m. Monday and will do so again 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday for any residents who lose power or may not have air conditioning. The center may also be used to charge mobile devices, according to Hackettstown police.
JCP&L was reporting about 360 outages in Hackettstown shortly before 5 p.m. Power was expected to be restored by about 8:30 p.m., later than the original estimate of 6:30 p.m.
Lehigh Valley International Airport, home to the region's climate station, saw a high temperature of 92 on Monday afternoon, tying the record established for June 12 in 2015, according to the National Weather Service.
The heat is forecast to persist through Tuesday across much of the eastern United States. A cold front is forecast to push through the region Wednesday morning, pushing down temperatures.
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Tuesday's high at LVIA is forecast at 92, shy of the record for June 13 of 95, set in 1956.
Patchy fog then scattered thunderstorms Tuesday and heavy rain at night are forecast ahead of a slight chance of more thunderstorms Wednesday, to be followed by mostly sunny skies and a high of 83.
The normal high this time of year is 79 for the Lehigh Valley.
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