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 >

Warmer & Drier Through Wednesday

Above Normal Temperatures Favored

Cool Summer's before Strong El Niño

Morning clouds will steadily give way to increasing sunshine from northwest to southeast through the day today. Mostly sunny skies are expected for Wednesday. Comfortable temperatures and low humidity levels are expected for today and Wednesday.

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)

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

Weather Story for Western and North Central New York