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A heat dome is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida.
The Florida Peninsula and the western tip of the Panhandle could see heat index values between 105 to 110 degrees, which may end up being conservative estimates. High temperatures in Santa Rosa County are currently forecast to hit triple digits starting on Monday. Escambia County highs aren’t far behind them.
The big weather story this week is a large area of high pressure building over the central U.S., often called a “heat dome,” the FOX Forecast Center warns.
The blast of heat prompted advisories across much of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and in Southern New Hampshire and Maine.
Around 100 million people are under heat alerts Friday, from coastal Maine to South Carolina and across much of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley into the Mid-South. Additional alerts are likely in the Southeast as temperatures rise in coming days.
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Macon Telegraph on MSN‘Heat dome’ bringing Macon triple-digit hot weather for several days. Here’s when, how long
The “heat dome” is expected to cause temperatures to rise to triple digits for several days in Macon soon. Here’s what to know.
We have been tracking another round of isolated storms this evening. Some of these have brought heavy rain to some areas around the region. Friday: The “cooler” weather is still on tap for the end of the work week.