cooling centers will be open in the northeast. some students may be sent home early due to the heat. >> our coverage continues with accu-weather meteorologist, jim dickey, good morning, jim. >> thank you, peggy, daniel. the heat arrives in the north northwest in a big way. humidity with it as well. we are expecting widespread 90s. and when you factor in that humidity, feeling warmer. take a look at some of the highs we're expecting across the northeast. 95 in new york city. we are at 90 in syracuse. 98 degrees in the nation's capital. the good news, there is some relief in sight. we will track a cold front moving its way across the nation. here on wednesday it is hung up across the great lakes, down through iowa, bringing severe weather there perhaps later in the day to chicago. you can see we have cooled down quite a bit behind. highs wednesday across the northern plains. 62 in bismarck, pierre, and 90s ahead of it in chicago. again, tracking the cold front. bringing heat relief. with it severe weather moving its way south and eastward across the region. back to you, peggy and daniel. >> thank you, jim. as the relentless missouri river threatens to overflow, communities are working together