Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

Stretch of Hot Weather

...Stretch of Hot Weather, with Thunderstorm Chances Friday into the Weekend... * Today is the first day of a stretch of very warm to hot weather that will persist into the weekend. No rain today or Thursday, but thunderstorm chances return Friday and persist into the weekend. * Of note, today there will be some wildfire smoke above the ground, which will give the sky a milky look. Most of this smoke will remain above the ground and not greatly impact our air quality. One exception is if you are hiking mountains like Katahdin, which could be in the smoke layer.

Coastal Flooding --- Fire --- Flooding --- Heat --- Thunderstorms --- Tropical --- Winter

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