Unfold your lawn chairs, lay out your beach towels and drop your boat anchors, Michiganders, it’s time to claim your spot for Fourth of July fireworks. Lakeshore communities from New Buffalo to Mackinaw City will welcome thousands as the Mitten sweats through a hot holiday weekend.

As millions plan to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors, meteorologists warn temperatures could soar to record-breaking, life-threatening highs.

A dangerous heat dome will intensify over the eastern United States this week, pushing temperatures into the triple digits and probably breaking hundreds of records across three dozen states.

"Very warm low temperatures in the low to mid 70s at night will not offer much relief from the heat," the weather service adds.

AAA is estimating that more than 60 million people will drive to their destinations to celebrate the Fourth of July.

A long and dangerous heat wave will blast a large swath of the central and eastern United States this week, the National Weather Service said, with temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday and feeling even hotter because of the high humidity that’s arriving with it.

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