Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

Hot Today And Monday

Marginal Risk of Storms Monday Afternoon/Evening

Slight Risk For Tuesday Afternoon/Evening

Turning up the heat for today and Monday. High temperatures are going to be a good 5 to 10 degrees above normal, with Monday afternoon heat index values up into the 95-100F range. There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms on Monday and a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday. Heading into Tuesday night, some areas could experience excessive heavy rainfall.

A Slight Risk (level 2 out of 5) is in place across most of central and northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota; and also covers a portion of north central South Dakota for Tuesday afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Hail up to 1 inch in diameter and thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph are possible.

Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

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