Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley
A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM (PKZ802) Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK Last Update: 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 30 2026 |  |
| Tonight: S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fri: S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. Fri Night: N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. Sat: N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. Sat Night: W winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. Sun: S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Sun Night: S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. Mon: S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Tue: SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. | |
| Zone Forecast: Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM (PKZ802) | |
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