The National Weather Service (NWS) of the United States reports that this July 5 they are expected again high temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Lower Mississippi Valley regions.
Millions of Americans remain under alerts for high temperatures and at risk from heavy rain and severe storms, after atmospheric conditions forced activities to be modified or canceled as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Independence Day.
The North American agency warns that the predicted storms “could leave heavy to torrential rains from parts of the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic regions, which could cause flooding,” recommending extreme vigilance.
“Severe storms pose a risk of gusts of wind in the Mid-Atlantic region during the day today,” the NWS added.
A wave of Extreme heat and stifling humidity have affected 70% of the United States this weekend, which has complicated the celebration of the 4th of July.
New York, Philadelphia and Washington, which hosted many of the main events of the holiday, recorded record temperatures of 38 and 39 degrees Celsiuswith an even greater thermal sensation.
Hot temperatures are expected again today along the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and lower Mississippi Valley. Heat Advisories have been issued. Heavy to excessive rainfall from thunderstorms today in parts of the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic regions may bring areas of flooding. Flood… pic.twitter.com/WcQrlNg9wZ
—National Weather Service (@NWS) July 5, 2026
Faced with the risk, the authorities of Philadelphia and Washington They canceled the traditional paradesone of the most important activities on the United States holiday calendar. The celebration program in much of the country had to be modified.
In Washington DC, alerts for severe storms and electrical activity forced the afternoon of July 4 to evacuate the Great American State Fair, the FIFA Fan Zone, for about two hours and the venue where hundreds of people were waiting for Donald Trump’s speech, on the National Mall.
The audience He sought refuge in nearby buildings. and then went through security filters again to re-enter the area. Trump spoke around midnight, an hour later than scheduled, on a stage set up near the George Washington Monument.
After the speech, a fireworks display was held, the largest in the history of the American capital and with which the Trump administration hopes to establish a global record. According to the organizers, some 850 thousand pyrotechnic projectiles.
Washington, Maryland and Virginia are under alert for poor air quality and the presence of contaminants.
According to internal documents of the National Park Service, reviewed by Washington Postit was expected that, in the midst of the heat and high humidity, smoke and particles from fireworks will cause dangerous levels of pollution and “very unhealthy” conditions.