Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Difficult driving conditions are expected across Southcentral for the end of the week as a new system moving in from the northwest brings wintry weather to the area.

The highest amounts of snow will be found along west-facing slopes of the Talkeetna and Chugach mountains as well as the Northern Susitna Valley and Copper River Basin.

Expect precipitation to start as a rain/snow mix for Anchorage and Mat-Su Valleys Thursday night and change over to all snow by Friday morning. Snowfall amounts will vary in from a trace to 3 inches in the Anchorage area.

In the Copper River Basin and Thompson Pass regions, precipitation will fall as all snow on Friday. Strong winds will also accompany the snow for these areas. In Valdez proper, precipitation will remain a mix of rain/snow.

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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Winter driving conditions will develop Thursday afternoon through Friday night