Today's Weather Outlook

It’s the start of a new week but that doesn’t mean a new weather pattern! Mother Nature continues to provide an abundant supply of wet weather to the eastern two-thirds of the nation, while the West bakes in dry, hot conditions.

An elongated cold front will be draped from the Northeast into the Lower Midwest and southern Plains to start the week. Plenty of moisture from both the Gulf and Atlantic will be funneled into the eastern and south-central U.S. The result will be extensive rain showers and thunderstorms for all these areas. While possible throughout the day, the best chance of rain and storms will occur in the afternoon and evening.

Directly along the front, there will be slow-moving, repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rain. Concerns for flooding will remain elevated today, especially in the Mid-Atlantic, the Florida Peninsula and the southern Plains. Be on the lookout for flash flooding, especially in low-lying, urban and other more flood prone areas. Remember to always “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!” if you approach a flooded roadway.

Meanwhile, a second cold front will drop south into the north-central U.S. Rain showers and thunderstorms will become increasingly likely during the evening across the northern Rockies, northern Plains and extreme Upper Mississippi Valley. Torrential downpours and flooding will also be a possibility here.

Monsoonal moisture has started streaming into the Four Corners states. Scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms will bubble up in the afternoon and evening, best chance in New Mexico and western Colorado. Though, parts of the central High Plains could also be dodging a few showers and thunderstorms.

High pressure will once again be firmly in place over the western U.S. Dry and unseasonably hot weather will be in the forecast west of the Rocky Mountains.

Seventies and the lower 80s will be common across the Midwest, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The extreme northern Plains along with the higher elevations of the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest will also contend with temperatures in the 70s and lower 80s. However, the tallest peaks and areas closest to the coast could only see highs in the 60s.

Otherwise, 80s and 90s will be most common throughout the U.S. Widespread 100s will be found in the Desert Southwest, with a few isolated triple digits highs in the Plains and Southeast.