Important Takeaways:
- Driven by weak offshore winds and a heat dome over the southwestern United States, temperatures are forecast to rise over the course of the week before peaking Thursday and Friday. Portions of the Los Angeles Basin could reach 113 degrees by the weekend while the mercury could climb to 119 in the Coachella Valley
- “This week will probably be hottest in L.A. city proper than it has been all summer,” Swain said.
- Temperatures will ebb slightly over the weekend, but it is not clear when the heat wave will subside.
- However uncomfortable, the heat this week is not expected to break records. The record for the first week of September was set in 2020, when temperatures reached 121 in Woodland Hills.
Read the original article by clicking here.
Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Heat dome to keep the Central US sweltering throughout the week
- A tremendous dome of heat will continue to spin over the central U.S. this week like a giant wheel with the most persistent extreme temperatures centered over the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley region.
- A surge of 100-degree warmth will shift from the Dakotas to Minnesota and northern Wisconsin
- Bismarck, North Dakota, hit 100 Sunday and smashed the old record of 97 set during the Depression Era in 1933.
- Fargo, North Dakota, tied its record of 101 Sunday, which was also set in 1933.
- The second dangerous surge of heat in as many weeks will build as the week progresses with the worst levels of both heat and humidity
- Even Gulf Coast cities such as New Orleans could record a 5- to 10-degree spike in high temperatures.
- In downtown Kansas City, Missouri, the 11-day period from June 9 to June 19 saw seven record highs set range from 97 to 104 degrees in the city.
Read the original article by clicking here.
Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Emergency declared as Texas city runs out of WATER amid 102 degree temperatures forcing hospitals to close: ‘Heat dome’ settles over the Midwest and south with brutal temps expected for the next week
- Odessa’s authorities are scrambling to provide cases of bottled water as much of the sweltering city is without power, amid 100 degree heat
- The water main burst on Tuesday morning, and emergency crews are struggling to repair it, with state officials helping distribute bottled water
- In Ohio, 230,000 people were without power – including 169,000 in the state capital, Columbus – due to an over-stretched grid and severe storms
- On Monday night, parts of the Midwest were buffeted by strong winds which ripped up trees in Chicago and saw people scurrying to their basements
- Record temperatures, meanwhile, have been recorded in cities including St Louis, Missouri; North Platte, Nebraska; and Nashville, Tennessee – with some cities breaking records set in the 1950s
- The hot weather, caused by a high pressure ‘heat dome’ preventing the radiation from escaping, is expected to continue for several days
Read the original article by clicking here.
