A powerful high-pressure system is building over the West and expanding into the Plains, driving a widespread and unusually intense heatwave.
This isn’t just a warm spell—it’s the kind of setup that’s already breaking records and could rewrite more temperature history in the days ahead.
Turning Up the Heat—Fast
Temperatures are climbing well above normal across much of the West, with highs soaring into the 80s and 90s from California through the Rockies and into the Plains. In the Desert Southwest and southern California, some areas are already hitting triple digits.
Even more striking? Some of these locations could see their earliest 100-degree day ever recorded.
️️As of 2:05 PM, Tucson International Airport reached…
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