Life-threatening heat baking the West and Southeast: Latest forecast
Life-threatening heat is baking 14 states from Arizona to Texas to Florida. Life-threatening heat is baking 14 states from Arizona to Texas to Florida. In the West, temperatures on Friday are forecast to reach 110 degrees in Redding, California, and 116 degrees in Phoenix and Palm Springs, California. MORE: Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Extreme heat safety tips All-time records could be broken in the Southwest this weekend. 90 million Americans from coast to coast remain under heat alerts as the dangerous heat spreads across the country. ABC News In Phoenix, where temperatures have been above 110 degrees for 14 days in a row, the heat is forecast to soar to a scorching 119 degrees this weekend. Las Vegas is expected to reach its all-time high temperature of 117 degrees on Sunday. Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More than 50 million Americans ...