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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Fairbanks Area Pedro Dome Weather Radar Back in Service

 
Scheduled maintenance on the WSR-88D Pedro Dome weather radar located northeast of Fairbanks is complete and the radar is back in service.
 
For direct access to any of these surrounding radar sites, visit the following web page: https://radar.weather.gov/
 
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