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Thursday's Weather Outlook

June 17, 2026 at 03:26 PM EDT
By WeatherBug's Naomi Feldman
Thursday's Weather Outlook

This Thursday, much of the Southern, Eastern, and North-Central U.S. will be facing wet and wild weather. Meanwhile, much of the West remains high and dry, along with portions of the Central U.S., who will have a break from the storms. 

A stormy setup extends from the East Coast, down through the Lower Midwest and South-Central U.S. this Thursday, where the area will experience cloud cover, showers, and thunderstorms throughout the day. Some of these storms, especially in Lower Appalachia, the Mid-Atlantic, and up through the Northeast, could turn severe with damaging winds.  

Outside of an isolated shower in the High Plains and Upper Midwest as well as the Southwest, much of the rest fo the country will be under an upper-level high, with dry weather.  

Unseasonably cool temperatures will settle across the High Plains, Upper Midwest, and much of the Northeast U.S., where highs will be in the 60s and 70s. The Mid-Atlantic, and much of the Southeast, and much of the South-Central U.S. can anticipate high temperatures to be in the 80s and 90s. 

The Western U.S. will see great variations in high temperatures, ranging from the 80s to over 100 degrees, where much of the latter will be seen in the Desert Southwest, in addition to western Texas and the Southwestern Plains. However, In the Mountain West, regions of higher elevations can expect temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Meanwhile, the rest of the U.S. can expect highs in the 70s and 80s.