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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 >

Heat will return to the area, with many places seeing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal for Sunday and Monday. A front will begin to drop through Tuesday, bringing the next chances for thunderstorms, along with a small cool down in temperatures.