Blistering early-season heatwave threatens California and other western states
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A significant early-season heatwave is forecast to impact the western United States, bringing temperatures 20-30°F above normal from this weekend into next week. The National Weather Service warns that daily and potentially all-time March temperature records could be broken, especially in California. The heatwave, caused by a persistent high-pressure system, will arrive in two waves, first impacting the west coast before spreading east to states including Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, then later reaching Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming. Millions of people are expected to face moderate to extreme heat risks, posing public health dangers due to the body's lack of acclimatization and potentially exacerbating drought conditions by melting low snowpack. Climate scientists are calling this event exceptional, with the possibility of consecutive record-breaking days.
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