The already scorching hot Southwest is expected to get hotter later this week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The dangerously hot weather will raise the risk of wildfires and potentially challenge all-time record highs in some cities. "A number of locations over the Southwest will challenge daily record highs this weekend," AccuWeather Meteorologist Haley Taylor said. Due to the long-duration heat wave, excessive heat warnings were in effect across the Desert Southwest, including in cities such