A Major Pattern Shift Sets the Stage for a Dangerous Heat Dome in the West
Temperatures could run 5 to 10 degrees above normal next week as high pressure suppresses rain and raises wildfire concerns, forecasters said.
- A brutal heat dome is set to roast the United States starting this weekend, with high temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s Fahrenheit likely across the West as a large area of high pressure develops.
- Following last week's East Coast heat wave, a high-pressure system is stalling over the region, shifting the jet stream into southern Canada and allowing the West to experience prolonged extreme heat.
- Grand Junction, Colorado, highs of around 104 degrees Saturday and 106 on Sunday approach its all-time record of 107 degrees, while Billings, Montana, is forecast to reach around 103 degrees Saturday.
- Wildfires have burned more than 3.3 million acres across the United States this year, well above average, with most fire activity concentrated in the West, including Colorado and Utah, raising concerns the renewed heat will worsen conditions.
- Sizzling conditions will expand into the Midwest by Tuesday, with Minneapolis forecast to climb well into the 90s—about 10 degrees hotter than normal—as the heat dome continues spreading eastward.
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Many parts of the western United States are under an "extreme heat warning." With a powerful heat dome expected to form and intensify rapidly on Friday (July 10), temperatures in the western United States, which are already well above normal, will climb to even more unbearable levels.
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