Those scorching temperatures aren't just sticking around, but also spreading, with California and the Pacific Northwest likely to see temperatures in the low 100s in the coming days. set to experience an air temperature or heat index above 110 degrees by early next week, according to Wednesday's NWS bulletin. The current heat wave is notably expansive, with more than 27 million people across the U.S. The next five years will become even hotter, the NOAA predicts. June's global temperatures were so far above the average that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named it the earth's hottest June ever recorded. This year, that trend is being exacerbated by the El Niño climate pattern, which typically drives global temperatures higher.

Phoenix could see temperatures as high as 120 degreesĪcross the U.S., climate change is making heat waves longer, more frequent and more intense. 'Numerous near record-tying/breaking warm lows are expected. 'Unfortunately, the long term outlook through the weekend and into next week is for an increasingly significant and oppressive heat wave,' reads the latest bulletin from the National Weather Service.

Some cities, like Phoenix, have registered temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit for 13 consecutive days.įorecasters aren't sugar coating their warnings about the danger this heat wave poses - and how much longer that danger could last. Heat advisories and warnings are still in place from Florida to Arizona, impacting more than 111 million people, according to a count from the Associated Press. An expansive heatwave that's been baking the southern United States for nearly two weeks is only expected to intensify as the weekend approaches, forecasters say.

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