Temperatures across much of the Interior of the West continue to be above normal today, although not to the record-setting levels of mid-June. Triple-digit temperatures continue in the Desert Southwest and parts of the central valley of California. By Friday, highs in the Intermountain West and across the Rockies will reach the 80s and 90s.
The threat for scattered severe thunderstorms will move across the northern mountains of the West through Friday. Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms will dot the High Plains of Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico westward to the Rockies today and Friday; these will decrease into the weekend.
A hot ridge will develop over the west the next few days, but fortunately there won't be a prolonged heat wave, which is good news for most of the folks living in Montana. Thursday, the ridge will begin to expand across the western United States. Intense heat above 100 will spread through the southwest into Utah and Idaho, and could eventually reach Montana on the 4th. Highs Thursday will be in the 80's to around 90. Skies will be mostly sunny. An isolated thunderstorm will develop over the southwest mountains. Overnight, clear with lows in the 50's. The Fourth of July will be HOT. Highs will soar into the upper 90's, locations like Wolf Creek will top 100. A trough will move into the state late in the day triggering thunderstorms. Some storms will be severe, especially late in the evening across north central Montana possibly affecting the fireworks displays. Saturday, a cold front will clear the area. High temperatures will drop into the 80's with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Sunday, another nice day with highs in the 80's and a slight chance of a thunderstorm
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Today the state of Wyoming can expect much better conditions compared to just 24 hours ago. Thunderstorms peppered the state yesterday while today we have a small chance for storms to the north and east. Temperatures today will be in the 80s with partly cloudy skies. Tonight the thunderstorms linger until just after midnight making way for partly cloudy skies. Temperatures tonight drop back into the 50s before a beautiful Independence Day.
Your 4th of July will be a hot one this year with temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s with a few places hitting triple digits. We have a warm remainder of our holiday weekend with temperatures in the lower 90s on Saturday and mid 80s on Sunday. For the start of our work week we return to the 90s with mostly sunny skies, but a chance for afternoon storms. Have a great day
Storms turned severe across the eastern plains on Wednesday night. Heavy rain, large hail and gusty winds caused quite a scene for folks living east of I-25. Quarter sized rain was reported in Larmier County and winds were gusting up to 83 miles-per-hour in Brush, Colorado.
The day will once again start off quiet and calm with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s. Afternoon highs will only warm into the low to mid 80s, so about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than Wednesday. There is another chance of storms this afternoon and the eastern plains aren't out of the woods when it comes to severe weather later today. Right now, the Fourth of July looks like it will be a nice one with clearing skies and temperatures in the low to mid-90s. There will only be a slight chance of isolated storms during the afternoon hours through the holiday weekend.
As of Thursday morning, the majority of the wet weather has moved east of the state and dissipated, but towns like Brush are left with lots of standing water on the roads A storm moved through Morgan County Wednesday night leaving many standing in water. The Brush Rodeo was interrupted by high winds, hail and rain. More than 200 people were evacuated and moved to metal buildings on the property at about 7 p.m., when a tornado warning was issued. A power pole that blew over did not completely go down. It landed on the grandstand, but did not cause major damage. There was no one in the grandstand when it happened
But blistering heat will continue to sear the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts where an excessive heat warning remains posted for southeast California and southwest Arizona including Phoenix.Hot! Dangerously Hot.
Phoniex, Arizona is under an Excessive Heat Warning through 8 PM Friday Across the Valley temperatures will range between 109 and 114. Those dew points continue to rise and that's making the outdoors even more uncomfortable.Tomorrow's Independence Day forecast high, 112 degrees.For the 17th time this year the mercury climbed to at least 110 degrees Thursday. Chances of rain remain along the Mogollon Rim, so please be careful if you are hiking or camping and enjoy the cooler temperatures!
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