Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida. In South Florida, the temperature reached the low 90s before noon on Saturday, largely because of the lack of clouds and rain. Meantime, parts of the southern Plains and many southern states Saturday had excessive heat warnings issued by the National Weather Service, including for northeastern Texas, the eastern half of Oklahoma, northern Louisiana and most of Arkansas. High temperatures are forecast near and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit with heat indexes from 110 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.