Heat, storms to end the weekend in Northeast, but brief relief is on the way AccuWeather 1 hr ago Mary Gilbert Following record heat to begin the weekend, residents of the Northeast who aren't fans of summerlike weather may be wondering when relief is on the way. AccuWeather meteorologists say a brief return to more springlike conditions is on the way early this week. On Saturday, temperatures soared across much of the eastern half of the United States. High temperatures in the 80s F were widespread and stretched from Florida to southern Maine. Some locations even broke into the 90s for the first time this year.