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Threat for severe weather. speaking of humidity, when we factor in dew points, up 70 plus. it feels much hotter. you get whats called the heat index. nashville, it feels like 105. it feels like 103 degrees in d.c. today. records being broken all across the country. over 80 possible heat records expected, not just high temperatures, but record warm lows as well, where were talking about temperatures in the 90s through the overnight hours, in places like phoenix. weve got st. louis included and ju...

Were hoping that we dont have any power outages in this region. >> athena, its not just the northeast thats extremely hot. were also dealing with it here in the southwest. at least its a dryer heat, because the dew points arent so high, our temperatures are allowed to rise. much warmer. in phoenix, 10 degrees above normal. typically we should be around 106, were forecast high of 115. weve had 29 consecutive days where temperatures have been 110 plus degrees, and were adding to that again today. ...

Heat index values will be near 100° starting on Tuesday

Temperatures will continue to rise. phoenix, look at your numbers. over 100 degrees. in some cases over 110 degrees. thats the forecast here as we progress all the way into the upcoming workweek. look at our average, should be around 107 degrees. were pushing 116 by the time we roll into friday and saturday. florida, that heat advisory still in effect from the palm beaches down into the florida keys. you factor in dew points of 70 plus. it feels ridiculous. fred and i have been talking about. ou...

Officials from contacting social media companies. in the meantime, president biden is facing pressure from some democrats to overhaul the supreme court after affirmative action and student loans. and joining me is tom dupree, thank you for being here. before we get to the democrats to pack the court and other things, the social media decision by a lower court, a federal judge, do you think it makes it to the supreme court? could it be as explosive as the other supreme court decisions? >> well, i...

Naples, feel like 104 hot and steamy degrees. and also locations across the south. so you can see from atlanta, 95 this afternoon, the heat index and 95 in jackson. 98 new orleans. but look at dallas, 102°. so, certainly once we get further south of i-10, the heat is on and boy is it cranking. and its not just the heat that is the concern. its also the high surface dew points so talking dew points in the 60s, its uncomfortable. hot, sticky, muggy, the air you can wear, it smacks you in the face...

As conditions in the atmosphere continue to dry out and temperatures continue to rise, a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for areas of Central Washington and Northern Oregon.

It's not your imagination. There are more muggy days than there used to be.

Have you ever noticed weather forecasters reference dew points way more often than humidity? There is a reason for that, one of these is a very misleading term. Storm Station Chief Meteorologist Dr. Josh Eachus explains in the associated video. For more Insi

Larger. thats our biggest threat. also damaging winds 65 mph, if not stronger than that, and several strong, long lived tornadoes, a possibility or already starting to see initiation. thats the line thats developing out ahead of the dry line. that area that tells us where the dew points are much more significant, and thats ahead of it. where that moisture is coming in from the gulf of mexico along the warm front, and thats fuel that lift as well. youll see it really fire up around 567 oclock, an...