THE US is set for a scorching 2020 summer with hotter-than-average temperatures for the majority of states.

The hot weather will kick off from June and continue through August while some states are still entering a phased reopening process as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The Weather Channel predicted that these sizzling temperatures will extend from Central Texas into the Pacific Northwest.

It will also be abnormally hot in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon into Idaho, western Montana, western Wyoming, northern Utah and northeastern Nevada.

The Midwest, upper Mississippi Valley, Southern California, southern Nevada and southwestern Arizona will also be slightly warmer this year.

The hot weather may be attributed to cooling sea-surface temperatures detected in the Pacific Ocean – which could mean a possible La Niña later this year.

A hot summer often occurs when there is a shift toward La Niña, said , chief meteorologist at The Weather Company.

The rare phenomenon is linked to floods and droughts but it often starts with some extremely hot summer weather.

“Historically, some of our hottest summers have come during La Niña transitions, including 2005, 2010 and 2016,” Crawford said.

“We do think the idea of La Niña developing does happen this year,” Accuweather meteorologist Tyler Roys told the

The warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico can also send warm, muggy and humid air along the east coast.

New York will be forced to crank up the air conditioning as deal with varying temperatures as the City slowly starts to reopen after being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The Gulf of Mexico waters are extremely above normal this year so that will be a leading enhancer for weather systems that lead through the south this summer,” Roys explained.

“It can also play a factor in any tropical storms. There may be a few of those days where you get outside and sweat immediately.”

“There may be a few of those days where you get outside and sweat immediately,” he added.

“It’s going to feel very uncomfortable out there.”

There may be a few cooler days in June before the humidity sets in for the rest of the summer.

In the western part of the country, California, Washington and Oregon will see their droughts continuing.

Temperatures in the Northern and Central Plains will be hot but moisture in the soil could help to curb the the warm temperatures, the weather channel reported.