NOAA data shows drought expanded to nearly 60 percent of the contiguous U.S., one of the largest footprints in recent years.

Forecast maps shared by meteorologists show where multiple temperature records are set to be broken as an unusually early heat wave is expected to engulf the western U.S. this week. In a Sunday update ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Temperatures reached record highs in multiple states on Wednesday, as a heat wave that has been scorching the West since last week ...

Editor’s note (3/21/26): Four stations (two in Arizona and two in California) recorded temperatures of 112 degrees Fahrenheit (44.4 degrees Celsius) on Friday, March 20, besting the all-time U.S.

The NWS urged residents in affected regions to follow red flag guidance and check localized forecasts and fire weather statements.

After thousands of new high temperature records were set across the lower 48 states, March 2026 concluded as the warmest ...

Temperatures in the Bay Area could break records on St. Patrick's Day, as an unprecedented March heat wave continues, ...

Temperatures reached record highs in multiple states on Wednesday, as a heat wave that has been scorching the West since last week expanded into the middle of the country. The unusually warm weather ...