It's expected to reach 115°F in Phoenix on Thursday and Friday.
this week, with temperatures forecasted well into the triple digits in what could become the longest heat wave on record, according to the National Weather Service.
Phoenix and much of south-central Arizona has been baking under hotter-than-normal temperatures for a second straight week, with little relief in sight in the coming days. in its area forecast. “With forecast highs of 111 degrees today and 112 degrees Tuesday, this may be our only chance to break the streak through the next week or so.”The stifling conditions are being caused by a high-pressure heat dome that remains parked over the region.
El Niño, which occurs when waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become warmer than usual, can have far-ranging effects on global temperatures and can drive extreme weather and climate anomalies around the world.
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