An extreme early-summer heat wave is set to reach its peak on Thursday across much of the western United States. Millions are scrambling to stay cool as temperatures soar unexpectedly high.
Las Vegas is feeling the burn with temperatures hitting 44°C, while the Death Valley desert braces for even hotter conditions, with mercury expected to soar above 49°C. The oppressive high-pressure weather system is keeping the region smothered in heat.
\"Widespread high and low temperature records are likely to be tied or broken between California, Nevada and Arizona today,\" warned the National Weather Service in a recent bulletin.
Experts caution that this unseasonably scorching heat could be the start of a brutal summer ahead. In Las Vegas, temperatures have been running 10-15 degrees above average, prompting the extension of an excessive heat advisory into Saturday.
Stay hydrated and take necessary precautions as the western US faces this intense heatwave!
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