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US weather forecast predicted a very strong heatwave is coming to many places in the U.S. this week. It is hotter than normal for this time of year and is arriving early, before summer.

An extreme heat warning has been issued for a large part of central Texas as an early season heat wave sends temperatures soaring.

"Everyone is at risk for a heat emergency," Hopkins said. The city of Austin and Travis County have opened up cooling centers at local libraries, recreation centers and county com

An early-season heat wave is set to bake huge swaths of the country this week, with record or near-record high temperatures expected across the Plains, the Southwest and much of central and southern Texas.

Humidity-driven heat index values, thanks to southerly winds off the Gulf of Mexico, will climb to near and above 100 degrees in Houston.

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller said the heat may break records this week, but farmers are prepared for the weather.

In Texas, a large area of the state is expected to experience temperatures up 15 to 25 degrees above normal — into the 90s and 100s in all but a few locations.