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104 degrees. we have seen more than 31 consecutive days with a heat index at least 100 degrees. so this is something that we have been experiencing here in south florida for quite some time now. it s not just south florida, texas as well as california, they re also baking as well. death valley, they re looking at 130 degrees by this weekend. and yesterday we had a chance to talk with some roofers who are out in the elements or exposed to the elements day in and day out. they say the key to staying safe is take a lot of breaks, drink a lot of water and get some ice to keep that core body temperature down. it s no the just a heat wave here on the ground, chris, but also there is a marine heat wave as well, and it s warming up some of the waters off the coast of florida. in keys especially, some spots are registering anywhere between the mid to upper 90s, which is 5 to 10 degrees above average.
the heat in the west, also some potential relief from that smoke drifting down from canada? reporter: yeah, we ll get some relief as we increase the chances for storms and precipitation. we ll show you the computer models and the haze, in this case, blue is bad, hangs around, especially on the east coast, until at least sunday morning. probably clearing a little bit later after that. let s talk about the heat in the west. we re looking at excessive heat warnings sacramento through fresno, phoenix, up until at least sunday. that s dangerous stuff. then you add in humidity in the southeast, look at these numbers. temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. add humidity, 110 or better for places like memphis and new orleans at least through tomorrow, probably sunday as well. storms in st. louis tonight. another round coming tomorrow, then barrelling up the ohio river valley. some of those will have damaging winds. not just tomorrow but again on sunday, probably monday as well. we stretch it t
northeast. temperatures, 97, ten degrees for philadelphia on saturday. boston, new york, washington, d.c. also in the mid to upper 90s. in the west, triple-digit temperatures. one more day of intense heat before we see temperatures coming down, getting close to normal by tuesday. it s that time of year, guys. still looking at the tropics, those things starting to ramp back up. we re keeping an eye on this particular area of concern, 40% chance of development over the next five days. something we ll keep a close eye on in the coming days. it s that time of year again, oh, boy. allison chinchar, thanks. we wanted to end this hour on a positive note. we can thank the seattle mariners. meet tucker. he certainly looks at home at t-mobile park.
but by the time we get to the middle of the upcoming week, you re talking triple digit temperatures, and even seattle looking at highs in the mid to upper 90s. keep in mind some folks in the northwest simply do not have access to air conditioners. one of the things that we re seeing in terms of at least the temporary cooldown in the midwest is because of severe thunderstorms in the area. we are looking at the potential for damaging winds, very large hail perhaps the size of golf balls or even larger an even the potential for some tornadoes. and minneapolis, green bay, chicago, detroit, even columbus, all looking at the potential for those severe thunderstorms. so yes, you will get at least a little bit of a cooldown, which on one hand is a good thing but it comes at the cost of having some of these dangerous severe thunderstorms. all right, we ll be on the lookout of course, and try to hydrate and stay cool as best we can. thanks so much. still ahead, a special meeting to consider