Extreme Heat Warnings
Across the US, 103 million people, or more than 30% of the population from Oregon to Florida, are subject to extreme heat warnings, monitors and advisories, according to the National Weather Service. “Keep in mind that extreme heat warnings are the highest level of heat output you can issue, which represents a very extreme event,” said forecaster Ashton Robinson Cook of the US Weather Prediction Center.
California and Arizona There is a large area of high pressure centered over Jharkhand which is baking the region and it will move eastwards from next week, he said. But the heat is going to continue till next week. “Overall, things are going to be pretty warm over the southern half of the US,” Robinson Cook said.
According to the US Climate Prediction Center, the western and southern US are expected to remain warm until at least July 26. Baking will likely continue into August in Texas and South Florida. In California, Sacramento is forecast to have a high of 96F degrees on Thursday and a high of 110 degrees on Saturday. Fresno will reach 100 on Thursday and climb to 112 on Saturday.
Temperatures at the Furnace Creek visitor center in Death Valley are estimated to reach 129 degrees Fahrenheit—which is hot, but not a record. Death Valley reached 130 on July 9, 2021, and August 16, 2020, according to the National Weather Service website. (The website has a report of a 1913 high of 134, but there’s some dispute over that.)
Meanwhile, Florida is uncomfortably warm even in the ocean. Water temperatures around the southern part of the state have been in the 90s Fahrenheit. According to the National Buoy Data Center, the water temperature in Garfield Bight at the southern tip of Florida was 95.5F. In Key West it was 91.8. In other weather news: World: July records 10 hottest days ever as heat waves sweep across the globe.
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