It might still be chilly in the North, but millions of Americans in the Southwest are facing extreme heat warnings.
Per Newsweek, temperatures are as much as 30 degrees above the average for that part of the country. And the outlet reported that some of those temperatures could “soar well into the 100s.”
And those temperatures come with some eye-opening guidance.
Because along with the warnings that it’s going to be scorching, folks in southern Nevada and southern California as well as Arizona are being warned to abstain from coffee or pretty much anything that includes caffeine.
The reason? Caffeine can cause a person to dehydrate quicker.
Newsweek said folks are being encouraged to skip the large meals, and protein heavy meals because they can raise body temperature. Also, people are being reminded not to leave young children unattended in cars.
“This heat dome is not just early and intense — it is stubborn,” Accuweather senior meteorologist Tyler Roys told Newsweek. “A multiday stretch of extreme heat significantly increases the risk of heat-related illnesses.”
CBS News reported that the front could stick around for days. The outlet said that more than 60 record temperatures were hit on Tuesday with Palm Springs, California hitting 103. It was 100 in Phoenix on Wednesday, and CBS said that is the earliest that city has ever hit that high of a temperature ever.
The heatwave is expected to last through the weekend and into early next week with record-breaking daily highs and overnight lows throughout.
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