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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in the West; Heat Expands in the Central U.S.

Monsoonal moisture will produce showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain over parts of the Southwest, Great Basin, and Central Rockies through Monday. Flash flooding is possible, especially in and around burn scars and in areas of steep terrain. Heat will persist across the Central U.S. early this week, spreading into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic later this week. Read More >

The week ahead features above normal temperatures, on average about 5 to 10 degrees above normal, though Friday/Saturday will be closer to 10 to 20 degrees above normal. The first round of showers and weak storms moves through Tuesday (30 - 70%), with a second round early Thursday morning but with much lower chances and coverage of showers and weak storms.