Extreme Heat this Weekend in the Southwest...

Temperatures will soar above 125 degrees this weekend in Death Valley, California.  Highs will rise to 127 in Death Valley Saturday, 118 in Phoenix, 118 in Yuma, 115 in Palm Springs and 115 in Las Vegas.  The heat will continue into next week in the Southwest.  Meanwhile, a moist, tropical flow is setting up along the east coast with periods of showers and thunderstorms likely this weekend through most of next week. 

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.