Hurricane Erin Moving Away from the North Carolina Coast, Dangerous Surf & Rip Currents Continue; Hazardous Heat out West
Tropical storm conditions, storm surge flooding and coastal flooding continue today across the Outer Banks and portions of the Mid-Atlantic coast. Life-threatening rip currents and high surf continue to impact much of the East Coast through the end of the week. Hazardous, record heat will continue across the Western U.S. through the weekend.
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Today: Mainly scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected.. Locally heavy rains are possible and may cause minor flooding. Gusty thunderstorm winds are also possible. The clouds and rain will keep high temperatures below average, ranging from the mid 80s to mid 90s.
Coverage of showers and storm are forecast to decrease some after sunset, with lower chances after midnight. A few isolated lingering showers may persist throughout the night. Lingering rains are more likely south of I-10 and over the Coastal Plains. Rain chances will increase again Friday. Lows range from the lower 70s over the Hill Country to the mid-70s elsewhere.
There are daily chances of showers and thunderstorms through the next week. The highest rain chances are on Friday with locally heavy rains and gusty winds possible. Rain chances decrease this weekend, then increase the middle of next week. Temperatures will be slightly below average on the rainy days, then near average on the drier days.