Texas Bakes While California Faces Record Heat Over Weekend

Houston is preparing for hot weather.

There will be record heat in California and the US Southwest through the weekend before moving eastward into Texas and the southern Great Plains.

In the heart of the oil-rich Permian Basin in Texas, the temperature in the month of June has topped 100 degrees three times and is expected to get hotter over the next four days. Tuesday may be the first break of the week.

Houston has opened cooling centers for people to beat the heat as temperatures are expected to reach 99 degrees Friday and 100 on Saturday. In addition to the soaring temperatures, dust from Africa will drape itself across Houston and east Texas, making allergies worse for some and keeping temperatures high.

Yet another sign of summer (like we needed it)... Saharan Dust. FA fairly thick layer of dust over the Caribbean should move into Southeast Texas early Sunday.

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The operator of the Texas power grid is forecasting electricity demand will soar to an all-time high Friday afternoon as millions of people crank up air conditioning to cope with the heat.

The heat in the state is likely to make it difficult to mine Bitcoins. Texas has become one of the largest mining centers in the world because of the computing power it has.

There are excessive heat warnings in the Central Valley of California. It's possible for Bakersfield to hit 102.

Bob said that the peak of the heat is today and Saturday. There is a lot of record potential and it doesn't last very long. The same thing happened on Saturday.