Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Timing the Rain Today

Isolated Severe Thunderstorms Possible Today

Long Range Temperature Outlook

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Through Early Evening

This morning: showers and a few scattered thunderstorms cross the region from west to east. This afternoon: showers and thunderstorms most numerous in Central NY, where a few severe storms are possible. Afternoon showers will be much more spotty in Western NY, mainly north and well southeast of the Buffalo Metro.

A trough will cross the eastern Great Lakes Thursday, with a broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms moving from west to east across the region. A few storms may be severe midday through early evening, mainly across Central NY. Main risk: localized damaging wind gusts.