Weather

If reaching a hot temperature was an event in the Olympics, Sunday’s high in Spokane would have almost won a spot on the podium.

The skies were blue, but McEuen Park in downtown Coeur d’Alene still received a 30-minute rain shower Saturday afternoon, courtesy of the city’s fire department.

Spokane is on track to break another weather record as the region’s heat wave continues.

Extreme heat is causing canned carbonated drinks to explode while being opened by flight attendants on some Southwest Airlines flights, according to airline officials.

Upcoming weekend will hit 100 degree and higher weather, coming close to matching the hottest recorded temperature in Spokane.

Local trout and salmon in the Spokane River are in danger this summer from recent hot weather.

The heat is here to stay, at least as far as the National Weather Service forecasts.

Another round of significant heat across California's interior is expected to bring potentially dangerous conditions back to the state, with weather officials warning of "relentless" heat risk over the Southwest beginning this weekend.

While recent days have cooled since the record-breaking heat spell peaking at 104 degrees, the ones ahead could be similarly scorching and unrelenting.

A man and his daughter died in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on Friday after they ran out of water and texted 911 for help while hiking along a challenging trail in temperatures of well over 100 degrees, according to park officials and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office.

As utility workers push to restore power one week after Hurricane Beryl swept through the Houston area, some frustrated residents have hurled threats at the line crews, Texas officials said. “I understand the ang[er] and frustration of being without electricity, but you don’t take it into your own hands and harass or threaten the linemen,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. Frustrated residents ...

The city of Spokane is working hard to keep people cool during these record-breaking temperatures. 

A historic Las Vegas heat wave will continue setting records into the weekend maybe very slightly abated, according to the National Weather Service.

Spokane sees record heat, "moderate" temperatures looking forward. 

Sweltering conditions are expected to persist in Spokane, with Wednesday still the forecast peak of a dayslong heat wave.

When temperatures in Spokane reach 95 degrees, it’s not just the scorching conditions and brutal sun that make Dr. Rob Lichfield start to sweat. He knows his job as the division lead physician at Providence urgent care is about to be busy.

With the first day of this summer’s heat wave in Spokane’s rearview mirror, meteorologists predict the coming days may be slightly warmer than previously forecast, and local organizations are bracing to help the area’s most vulnerable groups stay safe.

Strong winds and torrential rains from Tropical Storm Beryl battered Houston and its suburbs Monday morning, flooding streets and knocking out power for more than 2 million customers in Texas.