Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

End of the Week Outlook

Shower Chances Today

The forecast through the end of the week will largely be pleasant, aside from spotty rain showers south of I-80 tomorrow. Temperatures will gradually increase as we head into the weekend, with much of the area remaining dry through Sat.

A passing disturbance will bring a chance of showers (20-40%) today through early this evening, mainly for parts of E Iowa and NW Illinois. Isolated lightning is possible. Strong wind gusts to 50 mph are also possible in and near any showers. These winds could lead to brief periods of low visibility in blowing dust from any recently tilled fields.

Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

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