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By WeatherBug's Intern Meteorologist, Christopher Smith
Summer heat spreads coast-to-coast this weekend while a tropical system spells trouble across the Gulf Coast and Southeast.
Saturday
A landfalling tropical system is possible Saturday morning along the central Gulf Coast. Whether or not the system has a name doesn’t matter as the effects will be the same. Heavy, soaking rain will elevate the flood threat from New Orleans to Pensacola, Fla., as bands of showers and thunderstorms rotate inland. A few storms could be severe, packing damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado. Otherwise, breezy, cool mid-June weather can be expected as cloud cover will hold temperatures in the low to mid 80s across the Deep South.
Elsewhere, a cold front slicing through the Northeast could trigger scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A few afternoon showers and storms will also be possible from the central Plains to the Upper Midwest as a storm system begins to develop and push toward the northern Plains.
Hot, dry summer weather will continue from the West to the southern Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley as temperatures soar to the mid-90s and triple digits. Highs in the 90s will also be found across the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic while slightly cooler 80s will span the Northeast, Ohio Valley, Upper Midwest, Rockies and immediate West Coast.
Sunday
The same tropical system that will deliver heavy rain across the Gulf Coast Saturday will push inland Sunday, soaking the Southeast. There will be an elevated risk for flooding, especially in the southern Appalachians, as terrain helps further enhance rainfall.
Farther north, a strong cold front will provide much-needed relief from the heat from the northern Rockies to the Upper Great Lakes as temperatures will be unseasonably cool in the 60s and 70s. Ahead of the cold front, sultry summer highs in the upper 80s and 90s will fuel numerous showers and storms for the Middle Mississippi Valley and Lower Great Lakes.
The rest of the nation will enjoy a tranquil Father's Day. Hot temperatures will have you wanting to cool off from the West to the southern and central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast as temperatures head above average, ranging from the 80s to the north to the 90s south and triple digits across the Southwest.
Slightly cooler temperatures will be found across the Southeast as the rain keeps temperatures about 10 degrees below average, into the low to mid 80s.