Widespread excessive heat warnings and heat advisories are in effect from the interior Northwest south into the Desert Southwest as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in many areas.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – A major heat wave will continue across most of the western U.S. much of this week with"dangerously" hot temperatures expected, the National Weather Service said.
Little break in the heat is likely, forecasters said, as temperatures are expected to reach record levels over much of the Southwest for the next few days. Electricity demands will be pushed to the max into at least the middle of this week as temperatures reach levels 15 to 30 degrees above late-summer averages, AccuWeather said.calling for voluntary electricity conservation through Wednesday and warning of rolling blackouts amid the record-breaking heat.
The state's three biggest utilities – Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric – turned off power to more than 410,000 homes and businesses for about an hour at a time until the emergency declaration ended 3½ hours later. The blistering heat was also a concern for firefighters battling several wildfires and dozens of smaller ones sparked early Sunday by a rare lightning storm.
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