excessive heat warning

Much of Washington east of the Cascades is going through an extended period of unusually hot weather.  The Wenatchee area has been under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning for all but two days in July.  The advisories started on July 2nd and the only break without an advisory or warning came on July 15th.  A he...

The danger rating is being raised from high to very high in the county's Valley Zone and from moderate to high in the Mountain Zone.

Meteorologist Daniel Butler with the National Weather Service says the change is connected to the sun being blocked.

The Excessive Heat Warning has expired, but the Red Flag Warning is now extended through Wednesday at 9pm. It was originally scheduled expire Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service says strong winds in combination with low humidity is the reason for the extension...

Meteorologist Steve Bodnar with the National Weather Service says the seven straight days of 100 degree plus weather in Wenatchee is in the record books.

It's become a six-day event, which National Weather Service meteorologist Chad Shafer calls highly unusual.

Commissioners unanimously approved the changes Monday, which are not directly connected to the current Excessive Heat Warning in place for most of the area.

The alerts are in place from 11am Monday through 11pm Friday, with highs reaching 110 by Thursday.

What was projected to be an Excessive Heat Watch is now a "Warning" for almost all of North Central Washington and the eastern part of the state. Most locations, including the Wenatchee Valley, will see four straight days of triple digit heat with little cool down at night between Wednesday and Saturday ...