By JOHN SEEWER Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting that more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week…
By SETH BORENSTEIN Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.” The heat wave will…
By HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Heat as oppressive as British colonial rule is bearing down on the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans. Dangerous, record-breaking heat…
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV)- A dangerous mistake that can turn deadly in minutes, children and pets left inside hot cars. Even…
By ED WHITE and ALEXA ST. JOHN Multiday warnings of extreme heat landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia on Wednesday as sultry weather pushed east just ahead of Fourth of July celebrations in a region that revels in its role as a…
By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — Nature’s oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S.…
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and KATHY McCORMACK DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Summer camp and other outdoor activities were canceled or delayed Monday as a heat wave held its grip on the Midwest and spread eastward. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it…
Tonight will stay mostly clear with a warm low around 78 degrees. Expect sunny skies on Saturday with a high near 91, followed by another mild night in the upper…
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN and AYA DIAB As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forecasters, and a developing El Nino event could spell out warmer weather later in the year…
Rising temperatures and high humidity can quickly lead to dangerous heat illnesses. As we inch closer to summer, those temperatures are only expected to climb. While extreme heat isn’t unusual…
By JEFF MARTIN ATLANTA (AP) — A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on Wednesday in big cities including New York,…
By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial…
By SETH BORENSTEIN After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that’s baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history,…
Dr. Josh Luke with Memorial Hospital joins us in studio to discuss signs of heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and how to stay protected.
By DAVID FISCHER Updated 7:35 AM CDT, July 17, 2025 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat stroke and dehydration. But keeping an animal the…
Kaila Moran Griffith with Mississippi Power joins us in studio. She’s here to share tips and resources to create better energy habits and…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) - Summer is here and along with the rising heat are rising utility bills. Coast Electric recommends keeping your AC set to 78 during the summer…
Mississippi Power is giving some energy saving tips to help customers cut down on costs during the summer months. The energy company is promoting its energy saving tool kit to…
Feels-like temperatures in South Mississippi on Monday were well over 100 degrees, with many more days of extreme heat on the way. This can be concerning for families, especially…
Many prisons across the state are without air conditioning this summer and the heat index is reaching as high as 115 on some days. In Mississippi, a study…
Really breezy out there this evening with winds up to 20 mph. Today was another day with oppressive heat across the southern six. Newly-formed Tropical…
Another day with oppressive heat across the southern six. Newly-formed Tropical Depression 9 is currently making its way through the central Gulf this afternoon. It has brought…
All of South Mississippi remains under a burn ban. According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission, fires like campfires, bonfires, fire pits, and field burning are all prohibited under…
It will be pleasant overnight as the break from the humidity will continue for a bit longer. Skies will be mainly clear, if not totally…