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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 7:08:21 pm CDT

Storms.
The best chances of thunderstorms will be during the evening, from the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas through the Diablo Mountains. Any storms that do develop will be accompanied by occasional lightning, small hail, gusty winds, and brief, heavy rainfall. Lows will average 2-4 F above normal.
Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal this weekend with highs mostly in the upper 90s to low 100s. Drier conditions have arrived with only a few isolated showers in the Davis Mountains on Sunday.

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