Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Notes about the mountain peak forecasts: (This is an experimental product)

1. The forecast represents the expected average conditions near the point of interest chosen.

2. Wind direction and speed may vary from the official forecast, due to channeling or eddying along ridges, valleys and other local terrain features.

3. Within the forecast product, a "-" symbol represents values of less than 15% in the thunder category where a "+" symbol represents 100% in the sky, precip, and thunder categories.

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Mountain Peaks Forecast Points

Carvers Gap (5,530 FT)

Frozen Head Mountain (3,324 FT)

Gregory Bald (4,949 FT)

High Knob (4,223 FT)

Max Patch (4,616 FT)

Mount LeConte (6,594 FT)

Newfound Gap (5,049 FT)

Roan Mountain State Park (2,900 FT)

Sam's Gap (3,760 FT)

The Pinnacle (2,440 FT)