Heat Persists in the Southwest; Elevated to Critical Fire Weather in the Great Basin; Poor Air Quality in the West

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through this week, easing by next week. The heat will focus further east in the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley beginning next week. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the Great Basin today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Read More >

Updated 7/13/26

2026 Update: It's been an active tornado year so far across Wisconsin with 39 documented tornadoes, which ties it with last year (2025) for the 6th most in an entire year since 1950. 2005 (62), 2010 (46), 2024 (45), 1980 (43), 2021 (41), 2025 (39) are the top 6 years for most documented tornadoes. 3 EF-3s, 2 EF-2s, 20 EF1s, 13 EF0s and 1 EF Unknown (U) level tornadoes have been documented across the state. On average, Wisconsin has 23 tornadoes that occur throughout the full year.