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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 6:42:33 am CDT

The high pressure and associated heat dome will remain entrenched across portions of the desert southwest and southern plains. This will allow for record to near record high temperatures. Very little chance of rain during this period. The far northwest portion of the area (near Kenton OK) could have a 15% or less chance of rain late Sunday night.
High pressure is expected to return to the Panhandles this weekend and remain in place through the middle of next week. As a result, the region will experience prolonged triple-digit temperatures, leading to an increasing heat risk each day. Because the chances of heat-related illness will also be on the rise, be sure to prepare accordingly.
The far northwest Panhandles have a 10-20% chance of isolated storms on Sunday and a 10-15% chance on Monday. Expect these mostly in the late afternoon into the overnight hours. Potential hazards include strong winds and lightning, which could ignite fires given the dry conditions. The rest of the Panhandles will stay hot and dry.

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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". In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).
 

 


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