As high heat is anticipated in the East, wildfire efforts in the West will receive some reprieve.

A cold front is expected to bring temperatures down this weekend in the South after record-breaking heat. Temperatures on the East Coast, meanwhile, are anticipated to be 20-30 degrees above average.

According to the Weather forecast, the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic will see the most intense temperatures. Nealy 100 more record highs are expected to fall, according to the channel, and the first Heat Advisories of the season have been issued in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.

While dry, windy weather has raised fire danger across the drought-stricken country, experts say Saturday’s cooler, wetter weather will give relief.

Winds in New Mexico stopped several planes from dropping water and fire retardant on flames.

The largest fire in the United States – and in the history of the state – is now raging there, encompassing 308,971 acres.

The Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fires are currently 40% controlled, and the US Forest Service said on Saturday that over 2,7000 people were battling the flames. The number of square miles burned thus far in the United States is much more than the 10-year national average.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there are 16 significant fires that have not been controlled in the United States, including those in Texas, Colorado, New Hampshire, Florida, and Nebraska.

A fire broke out in the Sierra Nevada foothills in California on Friday.

Above-average temperatures will persist over the Southwest, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Forecasters predict that the monthly temperature in New Mexico, southern Colorado, western Texas, and Oklahoma will be at least a half-degree above average in June.

Warmer-than-average weather is expected throughout most of the Midwest, Southeast, and into the mid-Atlantic, according to the latest seasonal prediction from the National Weather Service.