The heat has moved back into the Northeast today, with record-setting temperatures and high humidity making it dangerous to be outside for a long period of time. 

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Northeast summer heat index (Credit: Fox News)

Heavy rain is back in the forecast for the Kentucky area and across portions of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, where flood watches and warnings remain active. 

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Rain forecast in the Kentucky area (Credit: Fox News)

Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms continue across the Southwest, and some of that moisture will move eastward along a cold front.  

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A flood watch in the Kentucky area (Credit: Fox News)

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Cooler air will bring needed relief to the Northwest, northern Plains and Rockies, which will help bring down the fire threat this weekend.