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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 >

Tonight will be a mostly clear night, with lows in the 60s to 70s. Hot and humid conditions will continue into the weekend, with highs in the 90s to low 100s and heat indices in the mid 90s-100s. Southerly winds may gust to 25 MPH.
Hot and humid conditions are expected into the holiday weekend, as heat index values exceed 100 degrees. A heat advisory has been issued through Friday.
The Grand Island Airport recorded a low of 74 degrees on September 2nd. This ties the record warm low for September 2nd which was set in 1939.