More heat ahead for sweltering West
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An oppressive heat wave eased a bit in some parts of the West, but forecasters predicted little relief in the days ahead for a region where many cities have baked in triple-digit temperatures.
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Affected by a weak El Nino, winter  weather in the United States will be warmer in the West and  cooler and wetter in the South and Southeast, forecasters  predicted Thursday.
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Temperatures reaching the 120s left millions holed up indoors Friday and made leaders in the West nervous about the strain on their cities' electric grids.
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Private forecaster AccuWeather said Friday record-breaking heat was expected to move eastward, resulting in temperatures that could reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in New York City and Washington, D.C. early next week.
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Huge wildfires, such as the ones that have charred more than 460,000 acres this week in Southern California, are becoming more common in the Western United States, and scientists say warming trends and other climate factors may be responsible.
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Snow was forecast Wednesday in the higher elevations of Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming as well as the Central Rockies as a Pacific cold front moves southeast through the region.
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Expect this New Year to be really hot and sizzling.
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Gentler winds and cooler weather expected to give firefighters chance to control fires.
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Far away, off the coast of South America, the waters of the Pacific Ocean are cooling ominously. In the Atlantic, the sea surface remains warm. And overhead, the atmosphere is evolving toward what forecasters said yesterday could be a dangerous hurricane season.
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A pair of fronts sweeping through the eastern half of the country was expected to bring widespread rain on Saturday. The West was forecast to be mainly dry.
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A Pacific storm was expected to wallop the West on Sunday, pummeling Oregon and California with rain and snow. Significant rain was forecast all the way to Southern California, and rain and thunderstorms were possible even in northern Arizona, site of the Super Bowl.
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Forecasters predicted rain in the Southeast and southern Plains, falling temperatures in New England and sizzling heat in the Southwest on Sunday.
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Scorching temperatures in the western US cause a string of fires, threatening homes and highways.
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Low-pressure systems were expected to cause thunderstorms in the Southern Plains and Southeast on Friday. The West was expected to remain generally clear.
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A heat wave sizzling across the West showed little sign of letting up Thursday, with Las Vegas forecast to tie a record high and even northern Idaho expected to top 100 degrees.
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Dry conditions, high temperatures and ample tinder contributed to a rash of wildfires in western states today, with blazes in Utah endangering coal mines, methane wells and gas pipelines.
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Finally the scorching 90-degree weather has subsided and it feels like it should in early September, warm and breezy, the perfect time to be outdoors. But maybe you are not quite sure where to hike or bike, or simply looking for some different terrain.