Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Sunday August 2, 2026

Widespread showers and thunderstorms expected today as a strong area of low pressure begins to transition through the region. Some storms could become severe, with damaging wind gusts as the main threat. Localized heavy rainfall could result in instances of flash flooding. As this low slowly tracks east, daily chances of showers & thunderstorms persist along with elevated humidity throughout the week.