More than 100 records for daily high temperatures could be broken between Sunday and Wednesday, the National Weather Service said, using terms like “blistering heat’’ and “uncomfortably hot’’ overnight lows to illustrate what lies ahead in the West.
Californians sweltering in the West's lengthening heat wave were asked to reduce air conditioning and cut other electricity use again during critical hours Friday to prevent stress on the state's electrical grid that could lead to rolling blackouts. SAN FRANCISCO — Western states are about to feel what it has been like in scorching California the last few days – minus the beaches.
Dave Houk, a senior meteorologist at Accuweather, said several of those states have already been impacted by this monster heat wave but not to the extent they will be in the next two days. Accuweather said Monday that more than 39 million people were under warnings for excessive heat, although the coastal northwest if finally getting some relief.California facing 'dangerous heat'
The dew point in downtown L.A. at 10 a.m. Monday was 70, which combined with a temperature of 87 degrees made it feel like 99 degrees. At the same time the previous day, that figure was 104.
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