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"It's a dry heat" indeed.

This is not about working on one's tan, or catching some rays.

GTC



Link: http://azstarnet.com/news/temperatu...99aa5c5-1f75-5ea8-aa37-1018f6d93f54.html

with a high of 118 by Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

June 25, 2013 3:31 pm � Associated Press
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Arizona is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that could send temperatures soaring to 118 degrees by the weekend in Phoenix, creating ripe conditions for wildfires and forcing the Border Patrol to ramp up efforts to rescue immigrants succumbing to the stifling heat while crossing the border.

The temperature in Phoenix is expected to climb through Saturday, when forecasters say the heat could set a new record. The record high for the same date in June is 117 degrees set in 1994, said meteorologist Mark O'Malley of the National Weather Service in Phoenix. The forecast for this coming Saturday currently is for 118 degrees.

"We'll certainly be challenging records this week," O'Malley said Tuesday.

The heat wave comes with a strong high-pressure system expected to build over the entire western U.S. and which will be centered over northern Arizona at its peak on Friday, the weather service says.

O'Malley said temperatures will soar through the week across Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah and into parts of Wyoming and Idaho, where forecasters are calling for triple-digit heat in the Boise area through the weekend.

"It's going to cover a large portion of the western United States," he said.

Officials say extra personnel have been added to the Border Patrol's Search, Trauma, and Rescue unit to assist with increasing numbers of rescues throughout the summer months as migrants crossing rugged terrain succumb to heat, exhaustion and dehydration. Several bodies of immigrants have been found in the last week in Arizona, and agents in the Tucson sector rescued more than 170 people from the desert during a 30-day stretch in May and June.

"June is the deadliest month for migrants in Arizona. It is consistently the month where most migrants die here," said Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame. "Absolutely it's a crime to enter the United States illegally, but the penalty for that crime shouldn't be death."

O'Malley said the weather system won't help with wildfires _ either ones already burning or new ones that might pop up.

"Given we're going to have low humidity and extremely hot temperatures, and everything is already dry out there, for any fire that is ongoing or new ones that start, this could be very problematic," he said.

Temperatures in mountainous northern Arizona also are expected to approach all-time highs. The forecast in Sedona calls for the temperature to hit just one degree under the June 1990 and July 1995 records of 110 degrees.

Been in 110�+ heat a few times. "Oppressive" is a mild word for it.

Hot and dry in CO. 94 today, and I live at almost 7000ft. Everyone's lawns are brown since there hasn't even been a cloud, let alone rain in almost a month. I saw a weed in my yard actually wilted today, LOL.

Planning on shooting Saturday, better hit it early.

104 Degrees in N.Texas today. Pretty normal for July, though.

Cold front supposedly coming down this weekend. Supposed to be only 100

Been on the hot side here in AK too. The dogs are just melted puddles of fur during the day. No rain for a month and the grass is crunchy underfoot.

It was 107* yesterday with 4% humidity.

Looks like the heat will somehow avoid NE New Mexico. Whittington will be mostly in the 70s and from the looks of it the monsoons have already started.

Will have lead in the air there inside of 36 hrs

It's gonna be a scorcher here in the Mojave Desert this weekend. 105 today, 109 tomorrow and 110 Sunday. We will have 20 mph winds to make it feel like a paint stripper.

I had a REALLY good Spring blossom and pollination cycle, and my trees set LOTS of fine young fruit.

The last couple of heat seems to be stalling em', and their hides are getting pretty leathery. I reckon they'll split, if and when the monsoon lands. Accordingly, am shopping for a crusher mill, press and 6 gallon carboys,......may as well run the stuff into wine, I guess.

The new Blackberry cultivars are looking GREAT, though.

GTC

That's only 47� Celcius . . . sounds cooler, don't it?

Here's the weather link to come back to, now 'n' then, if you're thinking about joining us here for the 9�11 August Campfire fellowship.

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=87829

At something like 7,850 feet elevation (IIRC), the camp ground probably won't be such a bad place to be. If we're lucky, we should be getting some monsoon cooling before then.

And here's the link to the USFS blurb about the camp ground �

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gila/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=1962&actid=31

Might well be a good place to be, rather than Phoenix, Tucson, Dallas, or Laredo, that week-end!

110* here Wednesday, 107* yesterday and today.

122 tomorrow here in NW AZ. I'd better get to the lake or river.

Sorry to hear... we're looking at the next week with highs of around 83 degrees. Then it goes up to 85. Oooh...

I'll tip a cold one for y'all, but I'm gonna enjoy it! I'm sure July and August will make up for it.

Good thing I picked a good weekend to go to Vegas and play pasture pool. 113 right now. Bbq and gin & tonics is helping. Playing & @ 8:00 am. Supposed to be 117 tomorrow

we need variations in the weather. otherwise some dude would claim global warming or global cooling having arrived.

prepare for the extremes, right?

We brought the dogs inside our very small house to cool off...all 7 of them!

I have three window-mount A/C units running in all 1,100 SF. It is still hot in my office.

Sheesh! Thats gotta be brutal...

Good on ya for bringing them in to cool down.

Tuesday, it might hit 90 here. Every idiot in the area will be whining their fool azz off. Kinda amusing for this Georgia boy.

119 degrees a couple of miles down the road today.