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 10:56:17 pm CDT

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Scattered showers and storms will increase in coverage this afternoon limiting afternoon highs to the low 90s. Tropical moisture will make any storms that do develop capable of heavy downpours with ponding of water and potentially flooding possible should storms stall or move over the same area.

Dangerous heat makes it return by the second half of the weekend and into next week. Expect temperatures to rise into the low to mid 90s with max heat indices up to 109F by the middle of next week. Daily afternoon thunderstorms are possible as well.

The Climate Prediction Center has outlooked the Tennessee Valley in a Medium Risk (40-60%) for much above normal temperatures late next week. This means temperatures have a medium chance of reaching or exceeding the mid to upper 90s and heat indices between 100-105 degrees during this period. Stay weather aware and up to date with the forecast!

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This graphic contains daily climate data (climate normals and records) for today for the sites listed. The legend is in the upper left portion of the image. The current normals period is 1991-2020.


*Location*	*Sky/Weather*	*Temp*	*Dewpt*	RH	*Wind*	*Baro*	*Remarks*
Huntsville
Muscle Shoals
Decatur
Meridianville
Vinemont
Albertville
Scottsboro
Fort Payne
Winchester
Tullahoma
Fayetteville
Courtland
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).

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AIR QUALITY	GRIDDED FORECAST	FORECAST (HR)	CLIMATE	CLIMATE GRAPHS	OBSERVATIONS


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

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