PHOTOS: Atlanta is in for a week of heat

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PHOTOS: Atlanta is in for a week of heat

Atlanta braces for a week of temperatures in the high 90's

Metal worker Sergio Becerril hydrates after finishing work at a site near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. “I start working at 6:00 am, and by the time I’m done, I probably drink 10 bottles of water,” Becerril said.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Cryce Mincey from 2G2 detailing was seen washing a food truck as temperatures soared to 95 degrees Fahrenheit at 2:30 pm in downtown Atlantaon Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The heat index was expected to surpass 100 degrees for today and tomorrow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Utility locator worker Joel Cordero took a break to hydrate as the temperature reached 95 degrees on Tuesday afternoon, June 25, 2024. The heat indexes were likely to soar past 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius)
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Cryce Mincey from 2G2 detailing is seen washing a food truck as temperatures soared to 95 degrees Fahrenheit at 2:30 pm in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The heat index was expected to surpass 100 degrees for today and tomorrow.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Sam Jone sells ice cream from her truck, The Icy Queenz, at Perkeson Park in SW Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Steve Schaefer / AJC)

Atlanta firefighters responded to the report of a High-rise fire Tuesday morning, June 25, 2024 at Twelve Atlantic Station Condos Atlanta located at 361 17th Street. With outside temperatures already on the rise firefighters ascended multiple stories of the High-rise with heavy equipment only to find no sign of fire. (John Spink/AJC)

Blake Hales with Reedwick LLC installed traffic signal lights in the heat at Memorial Drive and Martin Street SE in Atlanta dealing with temperatures close to record highs on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The highest temperature recorded on June 25 was 99 degrees set in 1988. Tuesday, the city was expected to top out around 97 degrees. The average is 88 degrees. (John Spink/AJC)

Seth Williams with Reedwick LLC installed traffic signal lights in the heat at Memorial Drive and Martin Street SE in Atlanta dealing with temperatures close to record highs on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The highest temperature recorded on June 25 was 99 degrees set in 1988. Tuesday, the city was expected to top out around 97 degrees. The average is 88 degrees. (John Spink/AJC)

Blake Hales with Reedwick LLC installed traffic signal lights in the heat at Memorial Drive and Martin Street SE in Atlanta dealing with temperatures close to record highs on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The highest temperature recorded on June 25 was 99 degrees set in 1988. Tuesday, the city was expected to top out around 97 degrees. The average is 88 degrees. (John Spink/AJC)

Andrea Alvarez, left, and Emily Cadena, with Overall Murals set up a shade umbrella to help keep cool while working on a mural along the Eastside Beltline in Atlanta on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

Jeremiah Phillip, 6, drinks water while playing basketball with his friends near Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Historic Vine City in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Demarcus Cooper, (right), participates in a water fight with his brother Amidou Timera in their front yard in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Amidou Timera participates in a water fight with his brother Demarcus Cooper in their front yard in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

People were seen paddling their kayaks along the Chattahoochee River on Monday, June 24, 2024, as the heat index was expected to exceed 100 degrees in the next few days.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

People were seen paddling their kayaks along the Chattahoochee River on Monday, June 24, 2024, as the heat index was expected to exceed 100 degrees in the next few days.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Construction worker Daren True is spotted drinking water as temperatures soared in Metro Atlanta on Monday, June 24, 2024. The heat indexes were likely to soar past 100 degrees in the next few days.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A Fairway Electric Inc. worker watches maintenance work on a telephone pole in Atlanta on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Workers look out from a window at a construction site in Atlanta on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

A Fairway Electric Inc. worker conducts maintenance on a telephone pole in Atlanta on Monday, June 24, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Sam Kazim, of Johns Creek, holds his son Danny, 4, as he holds the hand of his other son, Berkan, 7, as they cross the Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. Sam Kazim and others used the water of the river to cool off on a hot summer June day. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A young woman reads a book on a rock on the Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A man rests on a rock on the Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Visitors of Jones Bridge Park use the water of the Chattahoochee River to cool off on a hot summer June day, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Visitors of Jones Bridge Park use the water of the Chattahoochee River to cool off on a hot summer June day, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Construction workers work on William Holmes Borders Senior Drive SE and Gartrell Drive SE in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Patrick Kopp walks a dog on Piedmont Avenue NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Landscape maintenance technician Josh Conley washes the exterior of the Piedmont Park Visitors' Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Stunt actors (from left) Brandon Martinez and Nathan Kayn practice sword fighting at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Seeger Gray / AJC)

Sam, (who refuse to provide his last name) who works Forest Park Sheet Metal LLC trims the bush in College Park, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Troy Johnson, staff of city of Fayetteville public works picks up trash on the highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Anthony Lowe, staff of city of Fayetteville public works picks Takes a water break on the side of highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Anthony Lowe, staff of city of Fayetteville public works picks up trash on the highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Julius Holmes, staff of city of Fayetteville public works takes a water break on the side of the highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Anthony Lowe, staff of city of Fayetteville public works picks up trash on the highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Anthony Lowe, staff of city of Fayetteville public works picks up trash on the highway in Fayetteville, Georgia on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Victor Kupolati, 11, of Duluth, stays cool in the water fountain at the Duluth Town Green, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Duluth, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Victor Kupolati, 11, of Duluth, stays cool in the water fountain at the Duluth Town Green, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Duluth, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Jimmy Kupolati, 8, of Duluth, stays cool in the water fountain at the Duluth Town Green, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Duluth, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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Credit: Miguel Martinez

Metal worker Sergio Becerril hydrates after finishing work at a site near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. “I start working at 6:00 am, and by the time I’m done, I probably drink 10 bottles of water,” Becerril said. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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