Weekend temperature forecast in the West; Las Vegas record can be broken

Record high temperatures can be recorded in cities such as Las Vegas and Sacramento.
More than 32 million people live in the West where a high temperature warning or heat warning is activated.
June 2021 was the hottest June in 127 years of record keeping and surpassed the record set in June 2016.

Meteorologists say another severe heat wave is expected to sweep across much of the western United States this weekend.

All-time record high temperatures can be recorded in cities like Las Vegas and Sacramento, while the infamous hot spot Death Valley has already recorded just a few degrees lower than Earth’s temperatures ever measured.

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service He said Death Valley’s temperature hit 130 degrees on Friday afternoon, but the observed high temperature is preliminary and needs to be validated. Temperatures rose again on Saturday, reaching 123 degrees in the early afternoon.

“These extreme times are no joke! Watch out before heading outside this weekend. Don’t put yourself or the first responders at risk!” The National Weather Service in Las Vegas said.

All-time highs in Las Vegas are 117 degrees and Sacramento is 115 degrees.

“Some locations may link or break the record for high temperatures for today,” the Sacramento National Weather Service Wrote On Twitter early Saturday.

more than 32 million people The National Weather Service said that in the West they live where a high temperature warning or heat warning is activated.

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The sweltering heat comes as the U.S. is already reeling from the warmest June on record, according to a The report was released on Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said June 2021 was the hottest in 127 years of record keeping, beating the record set in 2016.

Temperatures were so hot in the Pacific Northwest and Canada last week, the heat may have killed more than a billion seaside animals living along the coast, said Chris Harley, a marine biologist at the University of British Columbia. many newsletter ports.

The exceptional temperatures expected this weekend are associated with the “heat dome,” or ridge of high pressure, and are establishing themselves over the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States, Capital weather ring said.

Heat domes have occurred more frequently as global temperatures have risen over the years.

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And the weather service warned that “extreme heat will significantly increase the likelihood of heat-related illness.” “Confidence is very high that the dangerous heat wave will continue into Monday and possibly even Tuesday,” the weather service said.