2023-07-03 02:13:59
Excessive heat watches remain in effect for many parts of the United States and are expected to continue through at least Monday.
Arizona’s largest metropolitan area, which includes Phoenix and several surrounding communities, was nearing a high of 46 degrees Celsius (115 Fahrenheit) Sunday.
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix forecasts 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.6 degrees Celsius) for Monday, just two degrees Fahrenheit below the record for that date, set in 1907, before the thermometer dips a few degrees over the next three days.
In Nevada, the first excessive heat watch of the summer runs through Monday night for the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Daytime cooling centers were opened throughout the region.
Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport registered 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.8 degrees Celsius) Friday, ending a 294-day streak below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius).
The maximum temperature in central Las Vegas approached 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44.4 degrees Celsius) Sunday, and 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius) is forecast Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
A heat wave that scorches much of California’s interior is expected to push temperatures above 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in the state’s agricultural region.
A record 44ºC (111ºF) was recorded in the city of Paso Robles on Saturday, surpassing the 41ºC (107ºF mark from 2013.
In southern California, excessive heat watches and advisories were extended through Monday for inland regions east of Los Angeles.
Extreme heat and weather continued to be a concern in other parts of the southeastern United States.
Heat advisories remained in effect across the Southeast Sunday, while a thunderstorm advisory was in effect until 8 p.m. for parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. Thunderstorm watches were also issued Sunday afternoon for the entire region.
Authorities said 31 cattle died in the northern Alabama town of Berlin due to extreme weather Sunday when lightning struck a tree they were sheltering under from the rain.
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