Extreme heat wave canceling events and changing business hours
SPOKANE, Wash.-- After temperatures reached triple digits this week, many large events were canceled, and businesses are changing their hours to cope with extreme heat and ensure…
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Spokane officially hits 100 degrees
SPOKANE, Wash.— After not reaching 80 degrees until June 22nd, it took a mere 37 days to reach triple-digit heat in Spokane this year. The official climate station at the Spokane International Airport hit 100 degrees at 2:44 pm. Thursday's…
Dangerous heat grips the Northwest this week
SPOKANE, Wash.-- Monday will be the hottest day in the Inland Northwest so far this year. It's also the coolest day out of the next six days in…
Record heat in Europe continues a trend that began in the Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash.-- It's been barely 13 months since the heat wave to end all heat waves broiled the Pacific Northwest to the hottest weather…
Avista makes changes to avoid rolling blackouts during extreme heat
SPOKANE, Wash. - As the weather continues to slowly heat up for the summer, flashbacks of extreme heat come to mind from last year, when thousands…
City works to make cooling centers more accessible, inform public about the resource
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It's going to be another hot weekend with temperatures in the triple digits. To help people stay safe and avoid the heat, cooling centers are open again. The…
Spokane cooling centers reopen Sunday
Spokane's cooling centers are back open Sunday ahead of another hot week.
More Spokane roads are buckling under the extreme heat
As Spokane endures another week of unseasonably hot weather, city roads are buckling and breaking under the heat.
'Maybe things are even worse than we thought': Local experts worry about climate change
Almost all of Washington is now under a drought state of emergency after dry conditions, extreme heat and little precipitation have plagued the state. Local experts have been studying these changes and are worried the path we're on isn't a good one.
LIST: Excessive heat prompts local businesses, events to temporarily close
A record-breaking streak of dangerously hot weather is forcing local businesses to temporarily close down or cancel events.
