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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.; Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.

Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Patchy fog and light rain will come to an end this morning. Highs today will be in the upper 70s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. After a cloudy start to the day on Saturday highs climb into the 80s (northeast) to low 90s (southwest). Winds on Saturday will be breezy, gusting 20-30mph. Highs on Sunday climb into the 90s to around 100 degrees with breezy southerly winds gusting 20-35mph.