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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Eastern U.S. to endure record-breaking heat wave this week
The spring of intense heat rolls on this week as a significant ridge of high pressure building over the eastern United States cranks up summer-like temperatures across the region. Long spells of bright sunshine will help boost readings from the upper 80s…
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Ho-ho-holy moly, it’s going to be warm across the U.S. on Christmas
A huge ridge of high pressure setting up shop across the central United States will send temperatures climbing into record territory just in time for Christmas later this week. Readings will come in more than 20°F warmer than normal for some cities on…
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Hot and humid nights drove another summer of record heat across the U.S.
This was one of the hottest summers—if not the hottest summer—ever recorded for large portions of the United States, another data point on the undeniable trend toward warmer days and even warmer nights as our climate steadily changes. Meteorological…
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High-impact heat set to build over much of the U.S. through mid-June
The jet stream is moving to Canada—and you might also want to head north after seeing the temperatures on the way over the next week or longer. A long-duration spell of warmer-than-normal temperatures will bathe the eastern half of the United States…
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Extreme heat builds across the western U.S. this week
The atmosphere looked at the calendar this week and decided to turn up the heat. We’re at the beginning of a multi-day stretch of dangerously hot temperatures across the interior West, with temperatures in the triple digits expected for the deserts…
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Highs in the 90s to cover most of the East Coast this week, 100°F possible near D.C.
It’s been an exceptionally hot summer for vast swaths of the United States so far, with a slew of longstanding records shattered in the desert southwest and unforgiving stretches of high heat and humidity in the southern states. The heat will…
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Dangerous heat, dangerous storms continue as bizarre pattern persists
Dangerous weather will continue rolling through the weekend and into next week as a freaky pattern for the middle of June stubbornly holds out over the southern United States. Additional rounds of powerful storms will persist over the next couple of…
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May ends on an odd note with 90s in Canada and 60s in the Carolinas
Things are a little wonky when it’s 90°F in northern Canada and only 66°F in Knoxville, Tennessee. Just about everyone who lives in the southeast or Mid-Atlantic is familiar with the low-pressure system that’s brought uncharacteristically…
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Thursday Could Be One Of The Southeast’s Hottest February Days On Record
The winter that’s barely wintered rolls on across the southeastern U.S. this week as a ridge over the eastern half of the country threatens all-time monthly records on Thursday. February 23, 2023, could be the hottest February day ever recorded for…
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