Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heatwave as temperatures hit 42 degrees 

The heat forced schools and businesses to close to protect workers and guests, including some places like outdoor pools and ice cream shops where people seek relief from the heat.

The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle (Ted S Warren/AP)

The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heatwave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

Seattle hit 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) by mid-afternoon — well above Sunday’s all-time high of 104 F (40 C) — on the way to an expected high of 110 F (43 C).