extreme heat

Heat wave scorching the West again

Tractor-trailer on a highway with hot sun on the horizon.

Another brutal heat wave will develop across several Western states this weekend, lasting for several days in some areas.

Cities like Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City have already set new daily record highs at times this spring and summer, along with all-time record highs in the Northwest late last month. Many of the same places will be under the gun again.

This developing heat wave will cover a large geographical region. The National Weather Service has excessive heat warnings posted across...

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Sizzling heat wave continues for truckers out West

Cars and trucks heading down a highway with hot sun on the horizon.

Extreme heat continues to sizzle across the Northwest. It started over the weekend, and will linger for another day or two. Drivers will need to do everything they can to stay cool and keep their trucks and trailers in tip-top shape.

Over the past few days, all-time record highs were set in Vancouver (112 degrees), Olympia (110), Spokane (109) and Seattle (107), Washington; and Pendleton (117), Salem (113), Portland (112), Redmond (112) and Eugene (111), Oregon. Other locations in these states,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sizzling-heat-wave-continues-for-truckers-out-west

Excessive heat still scorching the eastern US (with forecast video)

Hot sun across a skyline.

After baking in record/near-record temperatures Monday, parts of the eastern U.S. will feel the extreme heat again Tuesday.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 7 a.m. EDT; Extreme heat alerts

Highs well into the 90s to 100 degrees Monday hit places from Georgia to Maine, 10 degrees or more above normal in some cases.

A daily record high of 100 degrees was set at Wallops Island, Virginia, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Highs reached 100 degrees in Augusta, Georgia, as well as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/excessive-heat-still-scorching-the-eastern-us-with-forecast-video

Stormy start to the week possible from Plains to Southeast (with forecast video)

Satellite loop of the United States.

Severe thunderstorms could slam parts of the nation’s heartland today, making for a rocky start to the first full week of May. Most disruptions in freight flows will be fairly brief, but the weather will be intense during these disruptions.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Monday, May 4, 9 a.m. EDT; Severe thunderstorm risk areas

A low pressure system and associated cold front will spin over the central and southern Plains today, followed by the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys tonight. The atmosphere...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stormy-start-to-the-week-possible-from-plains-to-southeast-with-forecast-video