Dangerous Southwest Heat – Heavy Front Range Rain – National Weather Outlook For July 20, 2023

by | Jul 20, 2023 | Weather

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National Weather Forecast

An area of low pressure across the Great Lakes, along with associated frontal boundaries from the Front Range and Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic will bring shower and storm activity. Storms will also be possible in parts of the Southwest and Southeast. Record heat continues to plague the Southwest.

A couple of areas of 3”+ of rain will be possible through the end of the work week: one across the Front Range into the western Central Plains, and another in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys.

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