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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 >

Upper level high pressure builds across Colorado this weekend, shunting available moisture south and west of the Rockies. The upper high tracks south and east into the Southern High Plains through Tuesday, bringing another surge of "monsoonal moisture" into the area through the middle of next week. #cowx