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Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

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 DATE                    SUNDAY 03/29/26                         MONDAY 03/30/26                    
 TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                    5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        SC   SC   SC   SC   BK   OV   BK   OV   OV   OV   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   SC
 CLOUD COVER (%)    35   45   35   40   55   75   70   70   80   75   50   45   30   15   20   20   40
 TEMPERATURE        28   30   34   34   32   27   26   24   21   20   26   30   32   26   23   22   24
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           36                  19                  32                  21
 WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W    W    W    W    N   NE   NE   NE    N   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          9   12   18   20   18   12    9    8    6    5    6    8    9    6    4    4    5
 WIND GUST (MPH)         29   37   37   36                                                            
 PRECIP PROB (%)    10   10   10   20   30   40   40   20   30   30   20   20   10   10    5    5   10
 PRECIP TYPE                        S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S                         
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.07      0.03      0.01      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.6       0.3       0.1       0.0       0.0       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.7  5.8  6.1  6.0  5.5  4.8  4.4  3.7  2.9  2.0  2.6  3.2  3.5  2.6  2.6  2.8  3.2
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN