Today’s Weather Outlook
Sweltering heat has its grip on the Eastern U.S. today as storms become frequent in the Plains and Midwest.
A strong high-pressure ridge will continue its dominance on the Eastern U.S. Heat and humidity will make it feel like a sauna from the Gulf Coast northward to the Northeast. Mid to upper 90s and lower 100s will be frequent particularly in and around urban centers. If you are spending time outside, proper precautions will need to be taken to keep your body cool.
The only relief from the heat will be the chance of a couple of storms. A few pop-up storms will be possible along the spine of the Appalachians, the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, Mid-South, and in portions of the upper-Northeast. Elsewhere, it will be mostly dry.
A stationary front will be draped from the Colorado Rockies eastward to the Great Lakes. The best combination of storm ingredients will be along this front, especially closer to the Rockies in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the main threats, with an isolated tornado or two possible.
A weak low-pressure system will form west of the Front Range in Colorado. This gives the eastern Four Corners the chance for showers and storms. Most of these will form just east of the Rockies in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. However, it's likely the higher terrain west of the Rockies will see these storms as well.
While the Eastern U.S. bakes, the West Coast and Northern Plains will enjoy the seasonal temperatures. Most of the West Coast will be dry besides a few showers possible in the Pacific Northwest.
Highs in the 40s and 50s will be possible in the higher terrain of the Rockies. Sixties will be likely along the Pacific coast and higher terrain in the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Plains and Northern Rockies will see 70s. The Four Corners, upper-Northeast, and portions of the Central Plains will see 80s. Nineties will be prevalent in the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, Southern Plains, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northeast, and southern portions of the Midwest. The interior sections of the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, along the coast of the Northeast, and Desert Southwest will see 100s.