Toasty temperatures & high humidity to keep heat index searing ahead

Dangerous Heat and Storms Hammer U.S. as Nearly 200 Million Under Alerts

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population — close to 200 million people — are under extreme heat warnings, watches, or advisories as a dome of high-pressure traps sweltering air across the Midwest, South, and East Coast. Cities including Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, and St. Louis are experiencing oppressive temperatures, with heat indexes approaching or exceeding 110 degrees. …

Storm chances return as dangerous heat and humidity continues

The dangerous heat continues as storm chances return this afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Bradford Ambrose has when our temperatures finally cool down.

A dramatic cooldown is on the way for much of the U.S.

It’s been an abnormally hot summer in much of the eastern half of the United States with multiple punishing heat domes, sweltering nights and plenty of humidity to go around, but some relief is finally on the horizon.

Valley temps stay in 90s as heat alerts hit other parts of the U.S.

Temperatures are picking up slightly, but are still just below the seasonal average.Gusty winds are expected in the desert communities Tuesday afternoon, peaking in Mojave.While theres no active warnings or watches in Kern County, lower relative humidity and breezy conditions may favor wildfire conditions.While temperatures are fairly cool in the Valley, this isnt the case for parts of the Central and Eastern U.S.An extreme heat warning is in ef…

More Than 165 Million Americans Under Heat Alerts as High Temperatures Hit Much of US

More than 165 million people in the United States were under some form of heat advisory or warning as soaring temperatures are expected for much of the East Coast, South, and Midwest starting Monday and lasting until the middle of this week. A tracker run by the federal government shows that roughly 168 million people are under heat alerts across the United States as of Monday afternoon. “Extreme heat warnings” were issued for sections of Iowa, …

Toasty temperatures & high humidity to keep heat index searing ahead

Tonight features an isolated risk for a downpour before midnight. With light winds, recent rainfall and clearing skies, patchy dense fog will form, which could reduce visibilities to below a quarter of a mile overnight through the morning commute. We have yet another muggy night in store with temperatures only dropping into the mid 60s. Tuesday provides the risk for a couple of isolated storms in the afternoon and early evening with the heat and…