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Areas of Extreme Heat and Fire Weather in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat will continue in the interior Northwest into midweek before finally waning. Hot temperatures, dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

This was the 2nd warmest opening to a first week of September in Duluth weather history. The average temperature for the first seven days of the month averaged 69.6 degrees.  The warmest such stretch occurred in 1971 with an average temperature of 71.1 degrees.