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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

You might notice hazy skies across the region as this morning's visible satellite image captured a thin veil of white (outlined in orange) which is smoke from wildfires in Canada. The upper level weather pattern is favorable for any smoke from the Saskatchewan and Ontario provinces to move over the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.