Dying Thunderstorms Can Spike Temperatures 30°F in Minutes — The Science of Heat Bursts
A heat burst is a rare weather event where the temperature suddenly spikes 20 to 30°F in minutes, almost always at night, and almost always when a thunderstorm is dying. You expect storms to cool things down. A heat burst does the opposite. In simple terms: When a thunderstorm collapses, rain evaporates in a dry … Read more