Texas father smashes windscreen to save crying baby from scorching car as heatwaves continue to swelter the US

Footage has captured the moment a man rescued a small child from a baking hot car as wild summer temperatures spread across the US.

Texas father smashes windscreen to save crying baby from scorching car as heatwaves continue to swelter the US. Picture:@lindahdz91 / Instagram.

Pulse-pounding footage shows the moment a forgotten baby was saved from a scorching hot car in the US earlier this week — as meteorologists warn the heatwave that has been baking the States all summer will only get worse.

A crowd can be seen in the video surrounding a vehicle as people work to smash the windscreen and save a baby who had been forgotten inside on a day the heat index topped 37C, reported The New York Post.

A bystander filmed the stunning rescue in the car park of a petrol station in Harlingen, a city at the southernmost point of Texas.

Footage shows after the windscreen was broken, they were able to gain access to the vehicle, where a woman lifted the child to someone outside the car.

Passers by begin to smash the windscreen. Picture:@lindahdz91 / Instagram.

It was not immediately clear how long the baby had been left inside the car.

The terrifying ordeal comes as a heatwave continues to move through southwestern regions of the US.

“This potential heatwave is stemming from the heat that has been plaguing the Southwest and some of the West for much of this July,” Fox forecast meteorologist Cody Braud told The New York Post.

“This big area of high pressure is finally going to start expanding east throughout this week.”

As the high-pressure system moves east, steamy temperatures in the mid to upper thirties will hit central and Eastern States, including New York.

Some 250 million Americans will be experiencing sweltering conditions as the upper air pattern shifts, forcing the dangerous heat and humidity up the East Coast, meteorologists with the Fox Forecast Center predict.

The baby is then pulled out of the hot car. Picture:@lindahdz91 / Instagram.

At least two-thirds of the country will experience temperatures in excess of 32C this week, including areas that don’t usually experience such high temperatures, like the High Plains in Montana, the Dakotas and even Minnesota, where the heat is expected to hit the region on Wednesday.

Moving into Thursday, areas along the East Coast are expected to reach their peak temperatures, including New York City, which may hit the upper thirties come Friday.

While there will likely be some record heat recorded in cities scattered across the states, records won’t be shattered across the board.

“Most people will be experiencing a true sense of summer, with above-average heat at least through the weekend,” Mr Braud said, adding that while the temperatures may be rising, it’s not currently a major cause for concern.

This story appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Texas father smashes windscreen to save crying baby from scorching car as heatwaves continue to swelter the US