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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today, mainly this afternoon into early this evening ahead of a cold front. Damaging wind up to 60 mph is the most likely severe weather threat. Large hail is also possible, but less likely.
Temperatures will remain more seasonable through the end of the week, but next week another heatwave is expected to return.