Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will plague the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico this week, thanks in part to plumes of Saharan dust that are blowing across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa.
Saharan dust contributing to the dangerous heatThe Saharan dust is drying out the air over Puerto Rico, preventing clouds from forming to help block some of the’s dangerous rays. This is allowing temperatures to rise significantly during the afternoon hours across the island.
"That radiation from the ground as the surface begins to heat up, that sand loves that, and it absorbs all of the heat," said FOX Weather meteorologistMorgan said that is why we’re seeing some of those extreme daytime temperatures, but the Saharan dust is also preventing temperatures from falling overnight.that we see sometimes in the evening keeping those temperatures warmer," he said.Forecast high temperatures in Puerto Rico through Thursday.
Temperatures are expected to remain in the mid- to upper 90s across the northern half of Puerto Rico for the rest of the week. ", the high temperature in San Juan was 94 degrees," Morgan said. "The record was 97 degrees. That does speak to these temperatures, just not able to climb as much because it’s so humid. But we could break records today on top of this excessive heat that we’re dealing with."However, it will feel much hotter than the mid- to upper 90s predicted for Puerto Rico through Thursday.
The heat and humidity will make it feel well over 100 degrees. Some areas, in fact, could have heat indices reaching up to 120 degrees,
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