Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 8:40:28 am PDT

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National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area, CA

National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley, CA

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Small Craft Advisory

Record Warming

3/19 Record High Temperature Set at RNO

In the mood to smash some records? These afternoon high temperatures are more reminiscent of summertime. With that, lakes and rivers will look appetizing to cool off in but try to refrain as they'll be running fast and cold from snowmelt.