Twin Cities morning weather forecast for Thursday, July 20
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![A homeless man named Angel drinks a soda to keep cool during a heat wave in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DEUVZGPEC5BDHJTBCVZIWJB6MI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an ''extremely dangerous and record-breaking'' heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service.
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India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves
Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds dead or ill. But the official number of deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts.
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July 4th could be wettest day of long holiday weekend
Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday and Thursday night; a few may be strong to severe.
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![More waves of showers and T-storms arrive Thursday and Friday morning, again Sunday, with a potential for another 1-3" of rain by Sunday night. Skies](https://arc-vid.stimg.co/07-03-2024/t_192d6d39183e49cd9a97ea73a6b644e5_name_file_1920x1080_5400_v4_.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
4th of July holiday weather: numerous showers and T-storms with a few sunny breaks
Although holiday weather won't be a total loss, showers and T-storms will be with us from the 4th of July into Sunday
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Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States
Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.