National Weather Forecast
As we go into Sunday, a system moving through the Mid-Atlantic will produce showers and storms from the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast, with some snow by the evening in the higher elevations of New England. A few areas of showers and storms will be possible in the central United States, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. We’ll also be watching a new system approaching the Pacific Northwest, bringing a round of rain and higher elevation snow.
As we look at precipitation over the next couple of days, we could see at least 2″+ of rain across portions of Illinois, mainly through the weekend. Some areas of snow will be possible, with up to a foot possible across portions of New Hampshire and Maine, and several feet possible in portions of the Cascades.
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Southwest Heat
As we take a closer look at the heat in the Southwest, numerous records were set in the Los Angeles area on Friday, including a high of 93F in downtown Los Angeles and 101F in Fullerton.
The heat has continued Saturday across the Southwest and will into Sunday as well with a high of 104F expected in Phoenix and approaching the century mark in Tucson. Even along the Las Vegas Strip highs will climb into the mid-90s.
The heat will continue into the workweek as well. As of Saturday:
- Heat Advisories were in place across portions of southern California into Saturday evening
- Excessive Heat Warnings were in place for Sunday in southern Calfornia and around Phoenix
- Excessive Heat Watches are in place for Las Vegas from Tuesday through Thursday
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Southern Severe Threat Tuesday
As a system moves through the central United States Tuesday, severe storms will be possible across the Southern Plains. It does appear all modes of severe weather will be possible.
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Tropical Depression One-E
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