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A man rests during a heat wave in Manhattan, New York, July 19, 2013.
By Gillian Spear, NBC News
The stifling heat wave that has blanketed most of the country for six days is set to break on Saturday.
Meteorologists say that relief will come in the form of an advancing cold front that managed to bring temperatures down a tad in some portions of the Great Lakes region on Friday and is currently making a drive towards the Northeast.
The cold front is expected to reach the Ohio Valley and interior Northeast on Saturday and hit the rest of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic States on Sunday, the Weather Channel reports.
A cold front is making its way to the East Coast of the country, which could bring some much-needed relief to residents who have been enduring a heat wave. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer reports
Over the weekend, the refreshing air is anticipated to drop the temperature in Chicago more than 15 degrees, driving the heat down from 94 on Friday to an anticipated 78 degrees on Sunday.
In the Northeast, the week-long heat wave has peaked at 10 degrees higher than July temperatures in past years. On Friday, the heat broke daily record highs in Burlington, Vermont, Portland, Maine and Boston, where temperatures reached 99 degrees with a heat index of 105.
The hot and humid conditions have driven many people indoors, causing record-breaking power usage in New York City on Friday, as temperatures in some locations hit 100 degrees.
The heat is the suspected cause of 13 deaths nationwide, three of which occurred in Milwaukee alone. The National Weather Service says Milwaukee has recorded four consecutive days of highs in the mid-90s, with the heat index reaching over 100 degrees.
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