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The sun shines through a break in the clouds, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, above the statue of Seattle Mariners Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Temperatures cooled considerably in western Washington, Oregon and British Columbia Wednesday after several days of record-breaking heat, but the interior regions of the region were still sweating through triple-digit temperatures as the weather system moved east. (AP Photo/Ted S.

WA likely to stay warm, dry; then this winter, El Niño could settle in

The sun shines through a break in the clouds, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, above the statue of Seattle Mariners Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Temperatures cooled considerably in western Washington, Oregon and British Columbia Wednesday after several days of record-breaking heat, but the interior regions of the region were still sweating through triple-digit temperatures as the weather system moved east. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 19, 2023, 2:00pm Latest News

Warm and dry. Read story

High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Kentucky as death toll rises in northeast US

July 19, 2023, 8:40am Nation & World

High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles in Kentucky Wednesday, where waves of thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings and watches. A search continued for two children swept away after torrential rains in the northeast. Read story

FILE - A health worker refreshes a resident of a retirement home in Isturitz, southwestern France, June 15, 2022. Crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe during the summer of 2022 may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, according to a study published Monday, July 10, 2023.

European Union rushes firefighters to Greece as grueling Mediterranean heat wave takes toll

FILE - A health worker refreshes a resident of a retirement home in Isturitz, southwestern France, June 15, 2022. Crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe during the summer of 2022 may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, according to a study published Monday, July 10, 2023.

July 19, 2023, 8:23am Nation & World

Fire planes and ground crews from several European countries are heading to Greece where wildfires have intensified as relentless heat wave conditions are keeping much of southern Europe above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Three firefighting teams from Poland, Romania and Slovakia are due in Greece on Thursday, while… Read story

A digital billboard displays an unofficial temperature, Monday, July 17, 2023, in downtown Phoenix.

Day and night Phoenix has sweltered from heat that will break a record for American cities

A digital billboard displays an unofficial temperature, Monday, July 17, 2023, in downtown Phoenix.

July 18, 2023, 9:45am Nation & World

Phoenix’s relentless streak of dangerously hot days was finally poised to smash a record for major U.S. cities on Tuesday, the 19th straight day the desert city was to see temperatures soar to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 C) or more. Read story

South Korean marines search for missing people in floodwaters in Yecheon, South Korea, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Rescuers continued their searches Tuesday for people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains.

South Korea searches for missing people as death toll from downpours reaches 41

South Korean marines search for missing people in floodwaters in Yecheon, South Korea, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Rescuers continued their searches Tuesday for people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains.

July 18, 2023, 8:15am Nation & World

Rescuers searched Tuesday for nine people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains in South Korea, as the country’s military dispatched more than 10,000 troops to support rescue works. Read story

A Pharmacy shop sign displays the outside temperature of 46 Celsius degrees (114.8 F) in downtown Rome, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Temperatures in Italy are officially registered only by the Italian Air Force's weather service while high temperatures picked by private stations need to be verified by the World Meteorological Organization, which only Monday accepted a new temperature record for continental Europe of 48.8 Celsius degrees (119.8 F), measured in Sicily on Aug. 11, 2021.

Tourists and residents warned to stay inside as deadly heat hits Europe during peak travel season

A Pharmacy shop sign displays the outside temperature of 46 Celsius degrees (114.8 F) in downtown Rome, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Temperatures in Italy are officially registered only by the Italian Air Force's weather service while high temperatures picked by private stations need to be verified by the World Meteorological Organization, which only Monday accepted a new temperature record for continental Europe of 48.8 Celsius degrees (119.8 F), measured in Sicily on Aug. 11, 2021.

July 18, 2023, 8:13am Nation & World

Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires. Read story

Fire approaches houses in Kalamaki near Agioi Theodori about 60 Kilometres west of Athens , on Monday, July 17, 2023. Two wildfires threatened homes in areas outside Athens, where winds of up to 70 kph made the flames difficult to contain. Most of southern Greece, including greater Athens, was an elevated level of alert for fire risk, while more extreme temperatures are expected later this week.

Wind-fanned wildfires force thousands to flee seaside resorts outside Greek capital

Fire approaches houses in Kalamaki near Agioi Theodori about 60 Kilometres west of Athens , on Monday, July 17, 2023. Two wildfires threatened homes in areas outside Athens, where winds of up to 70 kph made the flames difficult to contain. Most of southern Greece, including greater Athens, was an elevated level of alert for fire risk, while more extreme temperatures are expected later this week.

July 18, 2023, 8:12am Nation & World

Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Temperatures stay above average with no rain in sight

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

July 18, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

We received a bit of a reprieve on Monday from three days of 90-degree or higher temperatures. A weak trough of low pressure ushered the hot weather out of the area and even brought some rain showers along our coastline, generally less than a tenth of an inch. Read story

One of the cars that was swept up in flooding that occurred on Washington Crossing Rd., near Houghs Creek, in the Washington Crossing, Pa. area on Sat. July 15, 2023. Several people were killed when torrential rains in area cause fast rising floodwaters washing away cars.

Children lost in flooding as U.S. endures extreme weather, from smoke up north to heat in the West

One of the cars that was swept up in flooding that occurred on Washington Crossing Rd., near Houghs Creek, in the Washington Crossing, Pa. area on Sat. July 15, 2023. Several people were killed when torrential rains in area cause fast rising floodwaters washing away cars.

July 17, 2023, 4:00pm Nation & World

Pennsylvania authorities drew on 100 people, drones and cadaver dogs Monday in their search for two missing children whose family car was swept away in flash flooding that ravaged the East Coast over the weekend. Other parts of the country endured threateningly high temperatures and severe air pollution from Canadian… Read story

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, third from left, looks around a flood damaged area in Yecheon, South Korea, Monday, July 17, 2023. Heavy downpours lashed South Korea a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year.

9 bodies pulled from a flooded road tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods and landslides

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, third from left, looks around a flood damaged area in Yecheon, South Korea, Monday, July 17, 2023. Heavy downpours lashed South Korea a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year.

July 17, 2023, 8:03am Nation & World

South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said. Read story