For the Anchorage area, the advisory was scheduled to expire at 9 p.m. Saturday, according to forecasters.
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Blue Angels air show canceled Saturday at Seafair due to wind
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration team canceled its scheduled appearance Saturday at Seattle's Seafair, citing wind conditions.
WA statewide burn ban declared; wildfire risk ‘extreme,’ unprecedented
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday declared a statewide state of emergency that bans most outdoor and agricultural burning through the end of September.
Western United States is facing record heat
The forecast showed the heat peaking in many places Saturday and Sunday, when afternoon temperatures could rise as high as 117 in the Southwest.
Two sides of Washington will see quite different weather this weekend
The weather divide of the Cascade Mountains will be particularly obvious this weekend: Refreshingly cool temps in the west, higher wildfire risk in the east.
SoCal has had ‘so many heat waves,’ but the next one will be a doozy
The weekend is expected to bring dangerous heat to Southern California, with forecasters warning of elevated risks of heat illness and large wildfires.
Los Angeles’ rare humidity tied to Pacific heat, climate change
An unusually warm Pacific Ocean is pushing humidity to uncommon levels in Southern California, a place better known for dry heat.
California lifeguards are rescuing thousands during high surf, heat waves this summer
Hurricane Genevieve, which is whipping up the Pacific Ocean off the southern tip of Baja California, will send big waves rolling toward beaches this week,...
This weekend's weather could see something that only happened twice in last 41 years
Saturday brings a 40% chance of rain and a high near 72, according to the National Weather Service.
Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris VIEW
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris, while two firefighters were killed fighting a wind-driven blaze...
Powerful tornado leaves widespread damage in Wisconsin but time of day may have saved lives VIEW
National Weather Service says the tornado that hit northeastern Wisconsin tore a 12-mile path of destruction and was on the ground for more than 20...
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 in a month as more heavy rain forecast VIEW
Pakistan's national disaster management agency says the death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month has surpassed 100.
Major Hurricane Genevieve roars in the Pacific as Fausto weakens to a tropical storm near Hawaii
Major Hurricane Genevieve is roaring in the Pacific Ocean far from land while Tropical Storm Fausto increases impacts on Hawaii.
White Swan, flanked by wildfires, under ‘Go Now!’ evacuation order
The town of White Swan was under a Level 3 "Go Now!" evacuation order Sunday as two wildfires threatened homes.
Little Giant fire’s pyrocumulus cloud rises east of Seattle
A pyrocumulus cloud from the Little Giant fire was visible from Seattle on Friday, as the wildfire saw dramatic growth north of Lake Wenatchee.
Another heat dome is forming, and it’s a doozy
In what has already been a sweltering summer in many places, another heat dome is threatening to break more records across the Plains and Rockies.
It’s so hot that Japan needs a new word for it
Earlier this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency held a public poll to select a name.