While high temperatures are not unusual at this time of year, this week’s heat wave in the desert will linger for the next several days, with overnight lows dipping only into the low 90s.
“This is not a normal heat wave,” meteorologist Trevor Boucher with the National Weather Service in Las Vegas said.“We don’t have a whole lot of moisture coming in over the next few days in Death Valley,” Boucher said. Without any cloud coverage, the area will be baked with intense, direct heat.
He cautions people to be aware of how long a heat wave lasts and how even less-extreme temperatures can be dangerous. “If you have one day of hot weather then it’s noteworthy, but it doesn’t result in impacts,” Boucher said. “But when you have four or five days in a row of high temperatures, or even minimum temperatures, that takes a toll on people who are out late at night drinking or playing sports after the sun goes down.”
While some people may be able to find relief indoors with an air conditioner, others may not be able to afford the luxury or may simply be houseless, Boucher said. “You have to consider all these other people, like those that live in mobile homes and those that are unable to escape the heat,” Boucher said.that flex alerts are likely this week. This means consumers will be urged to limit their energy use, like air conditioners and other heavy appliances, between 4 and 9 p.m., when the power grid is most stressed.Nathan Solis of the Los Angeles Times wrote this story.
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