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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

The climate summaries for July are now available on our web page. You can open the CLM product from the "Observed Weather" page for detailed info at our climate sites. July was mainly warmer than normal thanks to high pressure and lots of southwest winds. Precipitation for the month was primarily from convective activity.