Post by autumn on Jul 9, 2020 18:02:43 GMT
A punishing and relentless heat wave is just getting underway in the South, with some spots forecast to peak above 110 degrees starting this weekend. But the heat will not stay in the South; next week it is forecast to move north and east, spreading 100-degree temperatures across the Ohio Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic.
The bigger these heat domes grow, the hotter and longer-lasting heat waves become. And this will be a big one. More than 80% of the nation — 265 million people — will sweat through highs above 90 within the next week. Another 45 million will suffer through triple-digit temperatures.
The core of the heat this weekend will build across the western lower Plains and the Southwest.
Most of Texas and Oklahoma will top 100 degrees on Saturday, with the Red River Valley area of northwest Texas and southwest Oklahoma topping out at 110. When humidity is factored in, it will feel like a sweltering 110 in Dallas and Oklahoma City during the afternoons.
The bigger these heat domes grow, the hotter and longer-lasting heat waves become. And this will be a big one. More than 80% of the nation — 265 million people — will sweat through highs above 90 within the next week. Another 45 million will suffer through triple-digit temperatures.
The core of the heat this weekend will build across the western lower Plains and the Southwest.
Most of Texas and Oklahoma will top 100 degrees on Saturday, with the Red River Valley area of northwest Texas and southwest Oklahoma topping out at 110. When humidity is factored in, it will feel like a sweltering 110 in Dallas and Oklahoma City during the afternoons.