New Weather West post: Long-duration and in some cases record-breaking heatwave across much of CA in early July. Significant fire weather concerns across parts of CA this week, esp. given overlap w/July 4th fireworks & associated ignitions. #CAwx #CAfirehttps://weatherwest.com/archives/41590
June ended up being a very warm (and warmer than expected) month in CA except at immediate coast June was...well, a pretty toasty one across most of the Southwest (unless you happen to live close to the immediate Pacific coast!).
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Recent fire weather forecasts and warnings are coming to fruition as multiple significant wildfires pop up from SF North Bay area southward to SoCal interior. Each red circle depicts a "hotspot" on satellite imagery associated w/an active wildfire as of this post. #CAwx #CAfire
Widespread major heat, highly unusual for early June, will expand across most of Western U.S. in coming days (minus some coastal areas). Record breaking high temps most likely Thu and Fri, but may persist in some areas for over a week. #CAwx #NVwx #ORwx #WAwx #IDwx [1/2]
In addition to record daytime warmth in some areas, even more locations will record-breaking overnight warmth, with widespread "record high minimum" temperatures during this prolonged event, including at higher elevations. #CAwx #NVwx #ORwx #WAwx #IDwx [2/2]
