New heat wave to hit West, Plains and South, adding to an already blistering summer
Federal forecasters say a high pressure dome over the West is expanding and moving south and east, spreading sizzling temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to the South for much of the first full week of August.
Summer 2024 could be remembered not just for its historic temperatures, but for its successive heat waves with unusual geographic reach. Here comes another one.
Federal forecasters say a high-pressure dome over the West is expanding and moving south and east, spreading sizzling temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to the South for much of the first full week of August.
More than 36 million Americans were under advisories, watches or warnings for dangerous and excessive heat Saturday night, according to National Weather Service data.
The weather service said Plains states, which include Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, could see high temperature readings near 105 degrees Fahrenheit as the heat moves in during the first half of the week.
The Gulf Coast and the South were also in for triple-digit highs for much of the week, the weather service said. Extremely hot temperatures were expected for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, it noted.
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