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Southwest heat wave on in way, weather service warns

Over 25 million people are under heat alerts and more More than 50 daily high temperature records could be broken over the weekend, including in Death Valley, California one of the hottest places on earth.

“Should not be underestimated heat! Warm one of majority deadly weather danger so be sure to practice heat safety this week,” the Sacramento National Weather Service tweeted.

“Record high temperatures will [felt] by portions of Texas on Wednesday and Thursday and expansion to California on Friday,” the Weather Forecasting Center said on Wednesday morning.

The high pressure will create heat dome over West of the USA. The dome captures any outgoing radiation and directs it back to the ground, while the sun’s rays continue to penetrate it.

This, combined with arid soils from extensive and long-term drought, will allow temperatures up to rise to record levels over parts of California and the Southwest with high temperatures from ninety to over 110 degrees on This was announced on Friday by the Weather Forecasting Center.

That’s when and where heat will be the worst.

Texas size heat leaves the state sizzling

“Hot again” is how The San Angelo National Weather Service began discussing the forecast this morning as mercury will rise in West Central Texas on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

High temperatures will destroy century mark this day and the highs will intensify throughout the week progresses. Peak intensity probably from Saturday to Monday, San Angelo weather office said.

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Big cities in Texas will see high temperatures over 100 degrees. Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston most likely hit figure once, twice maybe even three or more times bye a week over.

Above average temperatures this weekend likely to put Texas power grid to test.

During heat wave last month, Texans urged to keep power raising thermostats to 78 degrees and refraining from using large household appliances in peak hours.

First wave of heat of in year for Las Vegas and Phoenix

Like this weather sample remains over Texas over the weekend and throughout the weekend, it will expand to Southern California, as well as Nevada and Arizona Thursday through Friday.

first surplus heat event — level 4 of four on in weather experimental services heat danger scale — of the season is now on us, weather service phoenix office said.

” first heat of in year has many climatic areas that threaten daily record highs and record warm bottoms, added Las Vegas National Weather Service.

Death Valley is predicted to reach 121. on Friday. If this happens, it will disrupt the daily record of 120 set back in 1994.

Las Vegas will also flirt with daily records, with temperatures are close to 109 on both Friday and Saturday.

See how the temperature will be hot climb where are you live

“High temperatures will approach 110 degrees already this afternoon and is expected to exceed out between 110 and 115 degrees in the lower deserts by Friday and last until the weekend,” the Phoenix National Weather Service said.

Overnight low temperatures will be around record also high.

It is predicted that Las Vegas only drop up to 84 degrees on Saturday morning, for example. Previous hot minimum temperature was 81 in 1996.

What makes it so dangerous is when the temperature remain this hot night is yours body does not go to extremes.

heat should reduce early next week, the Phoenix National Weather Service said. with temperature drops back to almost normal levels.

And Las Vegas and Phoenix weather offices also let’s say Sunday might not be as hot as originally thought.

California interior will see “high” heat risk

Similarly in California, Friday is the worst.

If you are on California coast, you escape in heat. The interior of the state won’t be like this lucky.

“The trend of warming and drying with three-digit heat to the end of the week for Central Valley,” the Sacramento National Weather Service said. “The hottest day will be on Friday, with slight nighttime relief from heat.”

heat risk will be high — level 3 of four — on Friday for most of inland California.

“Daytime temperatures can reach at least 100-105° throughout the valley. on Friday that united with warm nighttime temperatures will cause high risk for heat blows for in general public” Sacramento weather office tweeted.

All of in weather Service centers had similar heat safety Messages with tips for stay safe during extreme heat events: Try and avoid caffeine and alcohol, which can dehydrate body. Drink a lot instead of water and try to find air conditioning.

The drought does it heat the worst

The ongoing drought continues to hit the southwest. As well as one of many shortcomings of drought – and dry soil – these are its consequences on temperature.

When there is no moisture in soil or in plants, there is neither evaporation nor evapotranspiration, as of cooling processes that add moisture in air and stabilize air temperature.

“In principle, the drier air, easier you need to get to a high temperature, ”- Brian Jackson. of This was reported to CNN Weather at the Weather Forecasting Center. “When there is more humidity, temperature can be suppressed.

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