While it may seem like Labor Day marks an unofficial end to summer, residents in several western states will be baking in a triple-digit heat wave this week.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Southern California, the southern tip of Nevada and western Arizona.Temperatures are expected to climb throughout the week, reaching as high as 119 degrees in desert cities like Palm Springs.The peak of the heat wave will be Thursday and Friday, driven primarily by weak offshore winds and a heat dome, meteorologists said.
RELATED STORY | Heat dome builds in central US, forcing some schools to closeTemperatures will only taper slightly this weekend in Southern California, but added monsoon moisture will make things more humid, Scripps News San Diego reported.The sizzling start to September provides no relief to residents who have already experienced the hottest meteorological summer — which ended in August — on record for several cities.The overall average temperature in Phoenix during this summer was 98.
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