"Excessive heat warnings are in place for a large swath of the Southwest, and the dangerous heat could lead to an uptick in wildfire activity across areas hit hard by drought."
"A scorching heat wave that AccuWeather forecasters have been warning about for days will peak in the Northwest by Thursday, but it will grow stronger in parts of the Southwest and Great Basin through the Labor Day weekend.
The dangerous late-summer heat wave is forecast to send temperatures soaring past 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the West, including in California, where officials have already been discussing ways to protect against blackouts. In the Desert Southwest, temperatures well over 110 are forecast, and highs could even reach an astonishing 125 in Death Valley.
Excessive heat warnings are in place from parts of Arizona, Nevada and Southern and Central California and are expected to remain through Sept. 4 until 8 p.m. local time, an indicator of just how intense and long-lasting forecasters say the heat will be."
Courtney Travis reports for AccuWeather August 31, 2022.
SEE ALSO:
"California Heat Wave Likely To Spur Flex Alerts For Energy Grid" (Los Angeles Times)
"A Weeklong Heat Wave In California And Other Western States Will Test The Power Grid" (NPR)
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