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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

The new National Weather Service radar page is now live at radar.weather.gov with some big upgrades!

Benefits of this new page include:

  • Mobile device friendly.
  • High resolution radar.
  • Searchable locations with the local forecast.
  • Display precipitation type. 
  • Add radar data to your own GIS software.
    ...and more!

The display has many new features that make some time to get familiar with. Here is a link to a short tutorial and a link to a 15 minute video to take you through the features of the new radar page. Finally, here is a link to a FAQ for the new radar page.

 

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