PHOTOS: Hot temperatures in Metro Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Hot temperatures in Metro Atlanta

People are working and looking for relief as temperatures in the 90s and heat indexes even higher bake Metro Atlanta.

Sweat drips from Thomas Broeker’s nose as he waits for Atlanta Braves home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Truist Park, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

RCB Roofing's Miguel Lopez wipes the sweat away as he and his crew put on a new roof of an Atlanta resident in the 1800 block of Shepherd Circle SW on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Roofing crews work with plenty of breaks and lots of hydration. If the roof temperature reaches 120 degrees the crews are then pulled off the roof to stop work according to RCB Roofing. The oppressive heat in Atlanta is part of a heat wave that has smothered the southern half of the United States for weeks. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

A baseball fan uses an umbrella to shelter from the sun as she waits for for Atlanta Braves home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Truist Park, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A baseball fan wipes his sweat as he waits for Atlanta Braves home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Truist Park, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Terra Willams (left) and her mother Cindy Williams wearing electric fans wait for Atlanta Braves home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Truist Park, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

RCB Roofing's Miguel Lopez (left) takes a break as co-worker Anayelli Perez (right) wipes the sweat away as they were putting on a new roof for an Atlanta resident in the 1800 block of Shepherd Circle SW on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Roofing crews work with plenty of breaks and lots of hydration. If the roof temperature reaches 120 degrees the crews are then pulled off the roof to stop work according to RCB Roofing. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Miguel Lopez changes his shirts as warm temperatures heat up while doing construction on a house in Atlanta. (Michael Blackshire/Michael.blackshire@ajc.com)

Martin Martin drinks a cold Powerade as warm temperatures heat up beforedoing construction on a house in Atlanta. (Michael Blackshire/Michael.blackshire@ajc.com)

A woman who identified herself as Patricia got in some sleep on a hot day at the domestic North Terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after she got off work at the nearby International Convention Center on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Joel Bradford trains Tuesday, July 18, 2023. on the field at Irwin and Jackson Streets behind Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta. Bradford will begin his freshman year with the Grayson High School football program soon. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Jacob Jones of Exclusive Training hydrates after training freshman, Joel Bradford (not pictured) who will begin his freshman year with the Grayson High School football program soon. Both were on the field at Irwin and Jackson Streets behind Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Monroe Ramsey getting some soccer practice in on a cloudy and mildly hot morning at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Monday, July 17, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

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Sweat drips from Thomas Broeker’s nose as he waits for Atlanta Braves home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Truist Park, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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