(CNN) – The heat in the western United States has been scorching this week and is now moving east: more than 160 records could be broken by the end of the week, according to the weather forecast.
Warnings and warnings for the heat extend this Wednesday from the border of Mexico and California to Canada, and the high temperatures will continue in much of the west of the country. “Extreme heat in these locations will significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses,” says the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).
“In addition, large parts of the southwest and west are experiencing severe to exceptional drought conditions, which will undoubtedly be exacerbated by the current heat wave,” adds the WPC.
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| This aerial image shows the low water level in Lake Folsom on May 10, 2021 in Granite Bay, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) →
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| Dry and cracked earth at Browns Ravine Cove, on Folsom Lake, on May 10, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| This photo shows the Browns Ravine boat docks in the middle of dry land on Lake Folsom on May 10, 2021 in El Dorado Hills, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| An orchard outside Kettleman City in California’s San Joaquin Valley, photographed on April 2, 2021. This is one of the valley’s top agricultural counties where dairy, grapes, almonds, strawberries and pistachios contribute billions of dollars to the economy each year. (Credit: Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)
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| This area image shows the California Aqueduct, moving water from northern California to the south, on April 21, 2021 near Bakersfield, California. (Credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images)
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| In a field in San Anselmo, California, you see a sign that says “The drought is here. Conserve Water ”on April 23, 2021. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| This aerial view taken on April 27 at Lake Oroville shows low water levels. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| Dry, cracked earth can also be seen along the shores of Lake Phoenix, in this image taken on April 21, 2021 in Ross, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| Workers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife prepare to transfer thousands of Chinook salmon to a tanker truck at the Nimbus Hatchery on May 11, 2021 in Gold River, California. As California enters extreme drought, the department transports millions of Chinook salmon from hatcheries closer to the Pacific Ocean to aid fish in migration. This measure is taken since the low water levels expected in the rivers of the Central Valley could decrease the chances of survival of the young migrating fish. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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| A couple walks through the dry bed of Lake Folsom on May 10, 2021 in Granite Bay, California. (Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
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Maximum temperatures could exceed 43 degrees Celsius in Las Vegas and reach close to 49 degrees in Death Valley, California.
“High temperatures are forecast to reach close to 38 degrees Celsius over a wide region from the desert southwest to the northern high plains,” predicts the WPC.
Wednesday will be the hottest day this week. Things get breezy and a couple of degrees cooler on Thursday. Windy conditions continue the next couple of days as a pattern shift allows temperatures to cook back down to normal this weekend. #wawx #idwx pic.twitter.com/pvmvUaAhWw
– NWS Spokane (@NWSSpokane) June 1, 2021
In Idaho, as well as eastern Oregon and Washington, dozens of records could be reached.
“The largest temperature anomalies compared to averages will be in interior sections of Oregon and Washington, where high temperatures are forecast to be about 16 degrees Celsius above the normal high for this time of year,” says the WPC.
The heat is heading east
As temperatures begin to drop in the West, they will rise in the Midwest. The Midwest and Northern Plains will get a preview of that heat today, and temperatures will rise even higher tomorrow.
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The highs will be 5.5 to 8 degrees Celsius above normal and will be in the region of 30 to 32 degrees Celsius in Fargo and Minot. The heat will increase for the rest of the week and the highs will be near 38 degrees Celsius by Friday.
This tropical air mass will remain in the Midwest, ‘resulting in high temperatures reaching as high as 35 degrees Celsius in central Minnesota and western Wisconsin, and reaching around 37 degrees Celsius in the western Minnesota, ”said the National Weather Service (NWS) in Minnesota’s Twin Cities (Minneapolis-Saint Paul) metropolitan area.
Today begins the rapid warmup into the 80s and 90s where we will stay for the foreseeable future. Our next chance for showers and maybe a few storms arrives Sunday night into Monday morning, with better chances next week. #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/37he0TvCgq
– NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) June 2, 2021
Grand Rapids could hit 32 degrees Celsius on Friday and International Falls almost 34. If this happens, both places would be breaking temperature records.
Low temperatures will also be warm
“An important but less obvious impact of this heat wave will be that the lowest temperatures at night will be in the range of 21 to 24 degrees Celsius, close to the highs in recent weeks,” says the NWS of the Twin metropolitan area. Cities.
“Everyone loves to talk about record highs during the day, but another danger of heat waves is that when the air doesn’t cool at night, your body and your home can’t cool down at night,” he explains. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers.
“Warm nights also indicate a significant increase in humidity in the air,” says Myers. And that humidity creates an excessively high heat index the next afternoon.
As the heat moves northeast over the weekend, New York City could record its first 32-degree Celsius day of the year. Even Boston could see temperatures around that figure by the end of the week, ushering in the first heat wave of the season.
By the middle of next week, the Northeast should begin to experience a drop in temperatures, returning to more normal highs in early June.
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