This summer has seen record-breaking high temperatures throughout the United States, and the heat is not expected to let up for much of the West this week.
A scorching heat wave will build over the Southwest and the West Coast this week, starting Wednesday, the NWS Weather Prediction Center reported.
Meanwhile, the risk of wildfires remain high, with wildfire smoke from the northwest choking northern Utah Wednesday morning. “A weak, dry cold front” pulled the wildfire smoke from the northwest, settling in Utah and southwest Wyoming, NWS Salt Lake City reported.
Utahns can expect wildfire smoke to linger through Wednesday.
Heat wave builds across West
The excessive heat, with little to no rainfall expected, is forecast to mostly impact the Southwest U.S. and most of California and will spread through coastal Oregon and Washington into the weekend. Those in the Southwest can expect highs in the 110s, while much of the West Coast will also see temperatures above 100 degrees.
“Above average temperatures are forecast to span across much of the interior West Coast states, including the potential for a few daily records though the beginning of the weekend,” per the NWS.