On March 4, the National Weather Service officially changed its messaging when it comes to heat watches and warnings. What ...

That means in the coming months you will hear or see weather alerts regarding the heat. As was the case this winter, there will be changes to heat alerts starting this summer. Excessive Heat Warnings ...

The National Weather Service's Hazard Simplification Project aims to make weather alerts less confusing and more ...

A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather ... of the heat risk map has been in ...

It may be hard to think about sweltering temperatures in early March but excessive heat watches and warnings are getting a ...

The changes are part of an effort by the NWS to make alert messaging during a heat wave easier to understand. Similar changes were made to alerts regarding cold weather just before winter began.

Like it did with wind chill alerts in fall, the National Weather Service is adjusting the names of its heat watch and warning alert. Instead, dangerous heat conditions will trigger an “Extreme ...

a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Oxnard. The weather service’s San Diego office expects several areas could approach record-breaking heat Wednesday, including Riverside ...

But behind the scenes, so to speak, the National Weather Service is gearing up for the high temperatures ahead with a few changes to help keep the public informed of the heat coming and how to ...