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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    WEDNESDAY 04/08/26                      THURSDAY 04/09/26                  
 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        BK   SC   SC   SC   SC   SC   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   SC   SC   SC
 CLOUD COVER (%)    50   45   45   50   45   30   10   15   10    5    5   10   15   15   25   35   50
 TEMPERATURE        27   32   40   44   43   37   35   32   31   35   44   47   47   40   37   37   37
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  30                  48                  35
 WIND DIR            W    W   NW    W    W    W    W    W   NW   SW   NW    N    N   NW   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          8    5    8   11   11   10    9    9    8    6    8    8   10    9    9    9    9
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       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)  4.7  5.7  6.6  6.8  7.0  6.6  6.3  6.0  5.6  5.6  6.8  7.4  7.9  7.5  7.6  7.5  7.6
 
 

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