Scorching heat set to hit the East Coast: Schools are closed and people are warned to stay indoors as record-breaking temperatures sweep the region – with New York getting its hottest day since 1929

Scorching heat set to hit the East Coast: Schools are closed and people are warned to stay indoors as record-breaking temperatures sweep the region – with New York getting its hottest day since 1929

• National Weather Service predicted Monday’s temperature will be 95 degrees 
• It hasn’t been that hot in the city since 1929, weather experts said on Sunday 
• A heat advisory is in effect for New York from 11am to 8pm on Monday

By Dailymail.com Reporter and Associated Press

New Yorkers are preparing for near record-breaking weather on Monday as temperatures are predicted to be well into the 90s.

According to the National Weather Service, the temperature could reach a scorching high of 95 degrees.

It hasn’t been that hot in the city since 1929.

New Yorkers are preparing for record-breaking weather on Monday as temperatures are predicted to be well into the 90s

Temperatures on Sunday reached a high of 88 as other parts of the east coast reached the low 90s

But on Monday, the temperature for New York City could reach a scorching high of 95 degrees. It hasn’t been that hot in the city since 1929

This sweltering heat prompted the weather service to issue a heat advisory for the city, which will be in effect from 11am to 8pm on Monday……..more here