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Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 2:14:19 am PDT

A major systems upgrade will occur from April 28th to the 30th, which may impact some of our services. Impacts include: NOAA Weather Radio stations off the air - have multiple ways to receive warnings! Possible interruptions to climate summaries and regional temperature and precipitation tables. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Showers and a few storms will be capable of producing pea sized hail. Hail may accumulate and result in slick driving conditions. The stronger shower and thunderstorm potential is greatest across the Central Coast and adjacent waters. Stay weather aware. Remember: when thunder roars go indoors!
There is an increased risk for rain and isolated thunderstorms late Friday and into Saturday. This risk includes the Bay Area, but the greater rain/storm risk is across the Central Coast Isolated ponding of water on roadways and there's the potential for accumulating hail that may result in slick travel conditions.

 

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