{"id":28246,"date":"2024-06-09T21:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T02:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=28246"},"modified":"2024-06-09T21:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T02:52:00","slug":"nws-forecasts-more-sweltering-heat-this-week-for-phoenix-and-las-vegas-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=28246","title":{"rendered":"NWS forecasts more sweltering heat this week for Phoenix and Las Vegas areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">PHOENIX &#8212;&nbsp;More&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/record-heat-southwest-arizona-california-vegas-585114c43cc5be4867d8ff7861ea7d5f\">sweltering heat<\/a>&nbsp;appears to be headed to parts of Arizona and Nevada this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The National Weather Service said Sunday that an excessive heat watch is in effect Tuesday through Thursday for the Phoenix metro area plus other portions of south-central and northwest Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Temperatures could reach 111 F (43.8 C) or higher during that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we get to these first couple weeks of June, a lot of places are really starting to see those temperatures escalate,\u201d said Todd Shoemake of the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. \u201cSouthern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Arizona, they\u2019re starting to see lots of triple digits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Last Thursday, Phoenix hit 110 F (43.3 C) for the first time this year with a record-setting high of 113 F (45 C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, dangerously hot conditions are being forecast for central Las Vegas with highs ranging from 108 F (47.7 C) on Tuesday and 111 F (43.8 C) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Las Vegas reached 111 F (43.8 C) last Thursday and 110 F (43.3 C) last Friday, both records for the dates by one degree Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Albuquerque, where the normal high this time of year is 89 F (31.7 C), tied the record Friday of 100 F (37.7 C) set in 1981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In New Mexico, where Albuquerque\u2019s normal high this time of year is 89 F (31.7 C), the city tied the record Friday of 100 F (37.7 C) set in 1981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But there is more concern about rain than heat right now. Thunderstorms on Monday could lead to flash floods in the burn scar of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-fema-wildfire-claims-delays-7aa43db9909a4f9709c0081e55c2cb8e\">Calf Canyon\/Hermits Peak Fire<\/a>&nbsp;of 2022 that changed the landscape of San Miguel, Mora and Taos counties in northern New Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/national-weather-service-forecasts-sweltering-heat-week-phoenix-110968681\">abcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX &#8212;&nbsp;More&nbsp;sweltering heat&nbsp;appears to be headed to parts of Arizona and Nevada this week. The National Weather Service said Sunday that an excessive heat watch is in effect Tuesday through Thursday for the Phoenix metro area plus other portions of south-central and northwest Arizona. 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