During extreme heat events, the NWS emphasizes the importance of cool temperatures and checking on family and neighbors to ensure others remain well.

An extreme heat warning has been issued for a large part of central Texas as an early season heat wave sends temperatures soaring.

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An extreme heat warning is in effect for San Antonio Wednesday until 9 p.m. The highs on Wednesday and Thursday will be around 105. Highs on Friday and Saturday will be around 102 and the high on Sunday will be 101. And even more records could fall—with the rising temperatures.

Austin, Texas, is currently hotter than Death Valley, California, which is frequently referred to as the hottest place on Earth and driest place in North America.

As temperatures continue to rise across the country, health experts are warning families to take precautions to protect children from the increasing dangers of extreme heat.

"It will feel hot and dry initially before eventually becoming muggy and possibly even downright oppressive across the area," read a forecast discussion from the weather service. "Multiple records in jeopardy of being broken," it added.

An unseasonably intense heat wave is impacting much of the United States this week, delivering record-breaking temperatures across the Southwest and Northern Plains, and a heat wave is expected to

The National Weather Service will change the naming of its heat-related products for the 2025 summer season. Heat related products such as Excessive heat watch and warning

After a record-breaking hot summer and more than 500 heat-related deaths, researchers are looking into what more can be done to protect Las Vegas Valley residents from extreme temperatures.