All-time record of 112°F possible as heat dome builds
Much of the U.S. can expect above-average temperatures through the upcoming week and beyond, making the hottest stretch of the year feel particularly unpleasant.
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Extreme heat set to build across western U.S. into mid-July
Just as the east's heat wave wanes, we're on the cusp of a significant spell of extreme heat building across the western half of the United States.
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Tampa, Florida, hits 100°F for the first time in 135 years of records
Folks in Tampa, Florida, endured the city’s hottest day in weather history on Sunday when the temperature at Tampa International Airport reached 100°F at 3:30 p.m. local time. The feat arrived as a long-duration heat event roasted much of the…
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Upcoming heat wave isn’t “just summer.” Heat is a prolific killer.
The first major heat wave of the season is on the way for a large swath of the eastern United States, with a prolonged stretch of daytime high temperatures in the 90s with heat indices in the 100s likely. Every time we get a big heat wave, social media…
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Another round of dangerous heat arrives during a dangerously hot summer
An excessively hot summer across the U.S. rolls on this week as another stretch of dangerously hot temperatures spreads from I-5 to I-95. Temperatures could easily crest the century mark for many locations over the next couple of days as broad ridges of…
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NWS Unveils New ‘HeatRisk’ Forecasts to Highlight Dangers of Extreme Heat
Heat kills more Americans every year than tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, and flash floods combined. A new product released by the National Weather Service aims to cut down the tremendous number of heat-related illnesses and fatalities we see across…
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Records shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
Read MoreRecords shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
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