When Will the Hot Weather End? New NOAA Forecast Released | WFRV Local 5

(NEXSTAR) – An exceptionally hot summer will likely turn into a sultry autumn, according to a long-term forecast released Thursday.

The Climate Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service, has released an updated three-month weather forecast with broad predictions for the continental U.S. and Alaska.

Unfortunately for those who are enduring a brutally hot summer, there appears to be little relief between now and October. Every state is trending at least partially toward above-average temperatures for the end of summer and beginning of fall.

The Northeastern states and the Four Corners have a particularly high chance (60%-70%) of warmer than normal weather over the next three months.

The map below shows the chance of an extra hot summer across the country. The darker the shade of orange, the more likely it is to be hot.

Areas highlighted in white, such as the West Coast, are a toss-up: an equal chance of normal weather, warmer than average weather, and cooler than average weather.

The season has already proven dangerously warm — and we’re only halfway through summer. Heat is the suspected cause of death in dozens of recent cases, including retirees in Oregon, a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California, and a 10-year-old boy who collapsed while hiking with his family on a trail in Phoenix.

July broke records for high temperatures across the western states, with Palm Springs, California, reaching its highest temperature ever. highest point ever of 124 Fahrenheit on July 5 and Las Vegas reached a record high of 120 on July 7.

The continued heat mixed with forecasted dry conditions could exacerbate drought conditions in the West, with much of the West and Midwest trending toward below-average precipitation.

Meanwhile, more rain than normal is forecast for the next three months as the Atlantic hurricane season continues.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.