Triple-Digit Heat Continues, Records in Jeopardy Through the Week

Triple-digit heat continues, records in jeopardy through the week

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Unseasonably hot weather continues to grip southwest Arizona, with temperatures climbing to near-record, and even triple-digit, levels across the region. According to the National Weather Service in Phoenix, a strong high-pressure system remains locked over the Desert Southwest, driving temperatures roughly 15 to 20 degrees above normal for late March. In Yuma and surrounding communities, highs are expected to reach the uppe…

As Storms Pummel Hawaii, the Western U.S. Continues to Bake Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave

Unusually high March temperatures are shattering records out West—and the heat wave isn’t over yet.By Kiley PriceCommunities across the Western United States are in for another week of unusually high temperatures amid an ongoing and historic early-season heat wave. It has broken March temperature records in nearly 180 cities, including Phoenix, which hit 105 degrees Fahrenheit last Thursday.