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 >

Notes about the mountain peak forecasts: (This is an experimental product)

1. The forecast represents the expected average conditions near the point of interest chosen.

2. Wind direction and speed may vary from the official forecast, due to channeling or eddying along ridges, valleys and other local terrain features.

3. Within the forecast product, a "-" symbol represents values of less than 15% in the thunder category where a "+" symbol represents 100% in the sky, precip, and thunder categories.

Click a mountain icon on the map to display the forecast for that peak, or scroll down the page for text links to all the forecasts.

Mountain Peaks Forecast Points

Carvers Gap (5,530 FT)

Frozen Head Mountain (3,324 FT)

Gregory Bald (4,949 FT)

High Knob (4,223 FT)

Max Patch (4,616 FT)

Mount LeConte (6,594 FT)

Newfound Gap (5,049 FT)

Roan Mountain State Park (2,900 FT)

Sam's Gap (3,760 FT)

The Pinnacle (2,440 FT)