The heat will cause drought to expand while also increasing the fire risk in the western states.
By Ian Livingston, The Washington PostA stop sign warns tourists of extreme heat at Badwater Basin, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.
The National Weather Service says the upcoming weather pattern supports above-normal temperatures over “almost all” of the Lower 48 states. The central Plains should brace for the “most persistent and extreme” heat, according to the Weather Service. High temperatures there, well into the triple digits, will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal.Multiple days of record-challenging highs from 105 to 110 are expected in the Texas Panhandle, parts of Oklahoma and Kansas; highs could even surpass 110 in parts of Kansas by the middle of the week.
The Weather Service favors above-average temperatures for much of the nation during August, with the highest odds in the Mountain West and Appalachians. The projected heat in August will almost certainly propel many locations to their hottest summer on record. Wednesday saw highs near 110 as far north as the Canadian border. Records included 107 in Havre, Mont., and Williston, N.D. Temperatures in Salt Lake City reached 105, and Boise, Idaho, hit 107.
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