MISSOULA, Mont. — Every day, the sun's heat and light reach urban, suburban and rural areas in the same way. Given identical weather conditions, the temperatures in these areas are often not the same.

The urban heat island effect describes the way urban areas get significantly warmer than the surrounding rural or suburban areas. There are a number of reasons why this occurs, although it can mostly ...

SEATTLE — Ahead of a weekend where temperatures could exceed 90 degrees in parts of western Washington, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Heat Advisory and Extreme Heat Warning that took ...

IMPACTED BY THAT ADVISORY, BUT WE OF COURSE BEGIN WITH SANDRA TRACKING AARONS LATEST PATH. ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT. SO ERIN IS LOCATED MORE THAN 400 MILES TO THE SOUTH IN THE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS, ...

PHOENIX — Another round of extreme heat is coming to Arizona! An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect Wednesday through Friday for central, southern and western Arizona. Lower elevations of the Grand ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Much of the Southeast is under a heat warning, Alabama and Georgia are included, due to a Heat Dome that will be making things hotter and muggier over the weekend and into next ...

Good morning Central Coast! Today is the coolest day of the week, and with an Extreme heat watch in effect through Saturday, inland communities will soon see triple digits. The extreme heat advisory ...

Kansas City is in for a scorcher of a weekend with heat index values in the triple digits, according to the National Weather Service. Heat advisories are in effect Saturday and Sunday afternoons, when ...

THERE ON YOUR SCREEN AS WELL. WELL, OVERALL TODAY WE’RE EXPECTING THOSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO ONCE AGAIN TOP OFF WELL INTO THOSE TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THAT IS WHY THAT HEAT ADVISORY ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The heat is on this weekend. Highs will get to the mid-90s, but the heat index is soaring into the 110s. A Heat Advisory is in effect Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m., with feels-like ...

NOW, OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER, METEOROLOGIST SEAN EVERSON, WITH THE FORECAST. YOU TRUST STRETCH A DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AND IT LOOKS LIKE NOW INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE ...

West Palm Beach, Fla (CBS12) — It's a hot and humid start to the weekend. Highs are in the 90s today, with a heat index in the triple digits. A Heat Advisory is in effect for Okeechobee and Treasure ...