Residents in parts of the so-called Sun Belt of the United States, which includes all southern US states from California to Florida, should take extra precautions as high temperatures are expected to increase this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Weather Prediction Center said on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th June, 2023) Residents in parts of the so-called Sun Belt of the United States, which includes all southern US states from California to Florida, should take extra precautions as high temperatures are expected to increase this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Weather Prediction Center said on Tuesday.
"Dangerous heat continues over Texas, before building into neighboring states beginning Wednesday. Through next Monday, heat indices upwards of 120 degrees and little overnight relief can be expected," the Weather Prediction Center said.
The dangerous heat will continue across much of Texas this weekend, with more widespread sweltering heat impacting most of the southern and south-central United States next week into at least the first few days of July, it said.
Meteorologists said the sweltering temperatures are due to a "heat dome," caused when a ridge of high pressure builds over an area, holding air inside as temperatures warm, resulting in what they describe as "uncomfortable or even dangerous levels," it said.
More than 55 million people from southern Arizona to the Florida coast are affected by the heat wave, with excessive heat warnings having been declared in cities including Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dallas, Texas, it added.
The dangerous heat wave will continue into the beginning of the July 4 holiday week, experts said, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
