It's so hot you can grill burgers on your dashboard: Historic heat wave sweeps across much of US

[marmar]

(USA Today) A historic heat wave in the West was forecast to roll eastward this week after Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver joined a plethora of cities and towns posting record temperatures and more than 50 million Americans sweltered under heat advisories.

Southerly winds will pump hot, humid air into the eastern two-thirds of the nation through Wednesday, forecaster WeatherBug warned. The result: temperatures ranging from 10 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of year.

Farther west, weekend temperatures in California’s Death Valley climbed above 120 degrees while in Phoenix, a man grilled burgers and baked a cake on his dashboard. Parts of Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi also saw weekend heat advisories.

Blame a northward bulge in the jet stream that unfolded over the Southwestern states this week, allowing air more typical of midsummer to spread over the region. A "drastic and intense warmup" is on tap for more of the nation this week as the jet stream lifts north, AccuWeather warned. .............(more)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/12/historic-heat-wave-sweeps-across-us/7601917001/

[Grasswire2]

1. wow

windy, chilly, heavy rain here in PNW.

An "atmospheric" river of rain that has driven the river in front of my window to 2 feet below flood stage now.


And unseasonably cold. 55 degrees at 5:20 p.m.

[LeftInTX]

2. There is no break expected for the southwest for several months

It's the worst La Nina since the 1950s

The PNW will probably remain wet and cold.

[SYFROYH]

3. My brother in AZ said it wasn't so bad in the shade with the breeze

He's finally acclimated to the insane heat of AZ.

[former9thward]

7. The heat is not "insane"

I am in the Phoenix area and I went out for a run this morning. I also took my dogs out for their morning and afternoon walks. It was fine for both me and them.

[Jedi Guy]

11. As a former Arizonan, I will chime in with the song of my people.

"But it's a dry heat!" I lived in Tucson for over 10 years. I found that even during the hottest part of the day, it was tolerable as long as you weren't in direct sunlight. If the sun was beating down on you, you could feel it sapping your energy. I never understood how people could work outside in that heat in direct sunlight.

[central scrutinizer]

4. The first anniversary of the NW heat dome

Is just two weeks away. It got to 124F in some parts of Portland, 115F here in Eugene. But today, it didn’t break 60F with lots of rain. I’ll take it.

[nolabear]

5. I swear to God, my fireplace is going.

The Seattle area is famous for “Juneuary” but this year is ridiculous.

I feel so bad for those poor people. And I don’t think it’s a one off. These next years could be monstrous. 🙁

[spinbaby]

6. Great, I have to go to Texas tomorrow

I desperately do not want to go anywhere near Texas, let alone in 100-degree heat, but there you are.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. 107 today with a 111 heat index...

But, you're in luck. We have a cold front coming through Monday.

It'll only get up to 103.

[Raine]

9. Been cool here along the coast in California

around the mid 60s but that's the usual June weather where I am.

[mnhtnbb]

12. We're expecting 101 degrees in Durham, NC

on Tuesday, with temps in upper 90's all week.

We'll probably break a record or two, or come close. It should be 80's in June here.

[Texasgal]

13. 108 In Austin, TX today.

I'm dying.

[NickB79]

14. Upper 90's predicted for Minneapolis on Tuesday

Gonna be hot and sticky.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

15. I have lived in both Phoenix and Tucson,

and utterly despise the heat there. The claim that "It's a DRY heat" is bullshit. It's still fucking hot. There is simply no relief, other than being inside in air conditioning.

Oh, and keep in mind that it barely cools down overnight. Overnight lows of 90 degrees, sometimes 100 degrees. That is hardly relief from the heat.

Of course, it's not just those two cities, but everywhere on the planet suffering from global warming.