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Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, May 14, 2026 at 1:44:17 pm PDT

The weather will remain active over the next several days, with a breezy conditions, cooler temperatures and periodic precipitation chances. The best chances will be late Friday night and Saturday. There could be some snow accumulation near the Cascade crest passes. Frost will be possible heading into the weekend, with Sunday having the most widespread chance.
Cooler than normal temperatures are in forecast. This will mean increasing chances for frost heading into the next several days. Patchy frost is possible in the northern valleys Friday; it expands out some Saturday morning, then a more widespread threat comes for Sunday.

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