It has been reported that the northeastern United States endured record temperatures on Wednesday and weather forecasters disagreed on whether relief may start to arrive before the weekend.

Excessive heat is likely to remain in place in the region on Thursday, said the National Weather Service. However, two weather developments appeared set to begin moderating high temperatures on Thursday, Accuweather. com has said.

Accuweather. com has also said that a storm off the Carolinas will allow slightly lower temperatures into the coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic and New England beginning on Thursday, and may produce thunderstorms along the Interstate 95 corridor. At the same time, a slow-moving cool front will begin pushing the heat wave from the west beginning Friday, bringing some heavy rainfall to portions of the region.

According to reports of CNN, an "excessive heat watch" is posted through Thursday afternoon in parts of Delaware, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The National Weather Service said temperatures may be drop in the area but heat indices will remain close to 100 degrees on Thursday.

Accuweather. com further said that Buffalo, N. Y.; Pittsburgh; Cleveland; Cincinnati; and Charlotte, N. C., are likely to get higher temperatures during the remainder of the week.

Blazing heat remained in New York City, which set a record of 103 Tuesday, Accuweather. com reported. The high Wednesday at Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland was 100, 4 degrees short of Tuesday's recorded high. (With Inputs from Agencies)