Heat; Pockets Of Heavy Rain – National Weather Outlook For July 30, 2023

by | Jul 30, 2023 | Weather

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National Weather Forecast

A frontal boundary stretching from the Mid-Atlantic to the Northern Plains will help spark off showers and storms as we head through the second to last day of July. A few storms will also be possible across the eastern Great Lakes and the desert Southwest. The greatest oppressive heat outside of areas like Phoenix in the Southwest will be in the Southern Plains and Southeast, where some areas could see heat index values up above 110F.

Pockets of at least 1-3” of rain will be possible in the Northern Plains and along the East Coast as we head through the last few days of July.

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