Weekend Weather Preview

A weekend full of warm, wet, and wild weather is in store for millions across the country, due to several rounds of showers and thunderstorms.

Saturday

Lingering activity from Friday will organize into a complex of showers and storms over the course of the day in the High Plains and Midwest, bringing widespread dreary conditions to the region.

Additionally, a slow-moving cold front hangs over the Southeastern U.S., bringing scattered showers and storms to much of the Gulf Coast and the Southeast. The Mid-Atlantic could also see a few isolated cells from this system as well.

Meanwhile, monsoon season is in full swing in the Southwest, as an influx of warm humid air flows into the region. This will help to spark scattered storms throughout the Desert Southwest, Great Basin, Mountain West, and into the Plains. Although possible throughout the day, the best chance of facing wet weather will be in the afternoon and evening.

The Pacific Northwest can also expect to see some showers and storms this Saturday. Although we are in the dog days of summer, the peaks of the Cascades may see a few flurries!

Otherwise, dry and clear conditions will prevail in the rest of the country, as high pressure takes hold of much of the West Coast, South-Central U.S., Lower Midwest, and the Northeast.

High temperatures in the Northeast will range from the upper 60s through the mid 80s, while the Midwest can expect highs to be in the 70s and 80s. In the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast, and the High Plains, temperatures will peak in the 80s and 90s. Temperatures heat up in the South-Central U.S. and the Low Plains, where highs will be in the 90s and 100s.

The Desert Southwest and California’s Central Valley are also anticipated to continue to sizzle in the summer heat, with widespread temperatures soaring into the 90s and triple digits. The coastal areas of the West can expect highs in 60s and 70s, while the higher elevations can expect to be much colder, with temperatures ranging from the 40s to the 60s. The rest of the West will be more seasonable, with high temperatures ranging from the 70s to the 90s.

Sunday

For the most part, Mother Nature plans to keep soggy, stormy weather patterns in full swing this Sunday, but some will get a much-needed break from the rain.

It will be yet another wet, rainy day for the Southeast, as low pressure off Carolina coast will bring scattered showers and storms to the region. Meanwhile, an upper-level low will help to trigger lake effect showers and even a few thunderstorms in the Northeast and Upper Midwest.

The Upper Midwest, along with the High Plains will also face showers and storms over the course of the day as lingering activity from Saturday organizes by the heat of the day.

Monsoonal moisture also continues to flow into the Southwest, which will also help to initiate storms this Sunday.

The best chance for showers and storms throughout these regions will be later in the day, as more storms pop up, organize, and become more widespread in the afternoon and evening hours.

The rest of the country can expect clear skies and to stay dry, as high pressure hangs over the West Coast, much of the Central U.S., Lower Midwest, and the Mid-Atlantic.

In the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and High Plains, high temperatures will range from the upper 60s through the 80s. Meanwhile, the Mid-Atlantic, Lower Midwest, and the north-central Plains can expect highs in the 80s and 90s, apart from the Appalachian Spine where temperatures will peak in the 70s. Temperatures heat up in the central and low Plains along with the South-Central U.S., where highs will be in the 90s and 100s.

The Desert Southwest and California’s Central Valley can anticipate continuing to scorch in the summer heat, with widespread temperatures soaring into the 90s and triple digits. The coastal areas of the West can expect highs in 60s and 70s, while the higher elevations can expect to be much colder, with highs peaking in the 50s and 60s. The rest of the West can expect more seasonable temperatures, with highs ranging from the 70s to the 90s.