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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain for the Plains and Mid-Atlantic; Building Heat in the West

Severe thunderstorms will remain possible in the Mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will also be possible in the central/southern Plains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry weather will create Elevated to Critical fire weather conditions in the Four Corners Region. Read More >

 

Most of the measurable rainfall will taper off from west to east through the first half of tonight, however areas of drizzle and mist will linger through the second half of tonight. Comfortable temperatures and low humidity levels for Tuesday, with morning clouds steadily giving way to increasing sunshine from northwest to southeast through the day.
There is a 88% chance of at least a Strong El Niño event this winter, if not very strong El Niño event. While this tends to favor milder temperatures over the winter, the preceding summer's often experience cooler than normal temperatures, but this is not always the case. The 1991-92 event was preceded by a rather mild summer (when compared to surrounding summers)