Record-breaking heat to sweep West this weekend as thunderstorms hit South

By Janice Dean

Published September 02, 2022

Fox News

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Intense, prolonged, record-breaking heat will be the biggest weather story heading into the weekend across the West.

UN WEATHER AGENCY FORECASTS 'TRIPLE-DIP' LA NIÑA

Heat alerts in the West through Wednesday night (Credit: Fox News)

Temperatures will soar well above average, as a stubborn area of high pressure anchors itself over the region.

The Labor Day weather outlook (Credit: Fox News)

Meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms – along with the risk for heavy rain and flooding – will be ongoing for sections of the South and then into the eastern third of the country for the later part of the weekend and Labor Day Monday.

Saturday's Midwest futuretrack (Credit: Fox News)

Isolated storms will also pop up over portions of the Midwest on Friday.

Chances of development in the Tropics (Credit: Fox News)

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We are watching a few tropical systems, including Danielle in the Atlantic, but none of them will impact the U.S. over the next five days.

Janice Dean joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in January 2004 and currently serves as senior meteorologist for the network. She is also the morning meteorologist for FNC’s signature morning show, FOX & Friends (weekdays 6-9AM/ET), and contributes to FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television ("FAST") weather service.

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