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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: Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 8:10:10 am PDT

Sunday morning will feature a cold start in the 20s and 30s, but temperatures will climb to around average by the afternoon. There will be breezy south/southwest winds gusting up to 20 mph in the upper Columbia Basin and Okanogan Valley in the afternoon.

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