Heavy Big Bend of Florida Rain – Heat Spreads Into The Plains – National Weather Outlook For July 24, 2023

by | Jul 24, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

A frontal boundary near the Gulf Coast into the Mid-Atlantic will produce showers and storms on Monday, some of which could contain heavy rain. Another frontal boundary in the Great Lakes will also produce some isolated storms. A system working into the Pacific Northeast will bring the region some rain chances. Otherwise, scattered storms are expected in the Rockies and Great Basin, and the Northeast. As we head into the week, the heat bubble starts to expand northeastward out of the Southwest.

The heaviest rain through Tuesday will fall across portions of the Southeast – particularly in the Big Bend of Florida – where some areas could see at least 2-4” of rainfall.

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