PHOTOS: Heatwave builds in metro Atlanta

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Temperatures are getting hotter as a heat wave hits metro Atlanta. Prepare for highs near 100 degrees Saturday. The first day of summer is June 20.

A kid runs splashing water at the Centennial Olympic Park fountains as temperatures rise on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
According to the National Weather Service, the temperatures will be in the upper 90s by the weekend.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Abel Ortiz was spotted riding his bike on the Beltline on Thursday, June 13, 2024. “I ride with the hood covering my head to create a breeze that helps keep me cool in these high temperatures,” Ortiz said. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Gardener worker Deiry Fuentes waters some plants well protected against the sun beside de Krog Street Market as temperatures rise on Thursday, June 13, 2024. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for Friday, June 14.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A runner runs across a trail by Krog Street Market in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

People in scooter and bike ride across a trail by Krog Street Market in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Nelle Boyd, 4, left, and her sister Scarlett, 2, of Norcross, play in the water feature near the playground at Brook Run Park, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Dunwoody, Ga. The two girls were there with their mother Julianne Boyd. The weather is project to be in the high 90s over the weekend. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Four-year-old Nelle Boyd, center facing, plays in the water with her sister Scarlett, 2, of Norcross, at the water feature near the playground at Brook Run Park, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Dunwoody, Ga. The two girls were there with their mother Julianne Boyd. The weather is project to be in the high 90s over the weekend. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Atlanta firefighter, Darryl Sharma cools down after operating the aerial ladder of Truck One in the heat. Atlanta firefighters went to it Thursday morning, June 13, 2024 battling a blaze at Morris Brown College for the second time in the past 16 months at the historic building formerly known as Gaines Hall. Crews arrived just before 8 a.m. just off Northside Drive at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue. (John Spink/AJC)

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A kid runs splashing water at the Centennial Olympic Park fountains as temperatures rise on Thursday, June 13, 2024. According to the National Weather Service, the temperatures will be in the upper 90s by the weekend. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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