A look at the Labor Day Weekend Forecast

Widespread shower and thunderstorm chances from the Plains to East Coast to start the holiday weekend, producing heavy rain and severe weather go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Heavy rain and scattered flash flooding possible along the Louisiana and upper Texas Gulf Coasts go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Record heat continues across the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys into the Southern Appalachians today with relief on tap for the weekend go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Much above average temperatures build across the Pacific Northwest, northern Great Basin and into the northern Rockies go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

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Excessive heat is forecast to impact the Southwest U.S. and parts of California Wednesday to Friday. Excessive Heat Watches and Warnings and Heat Advisories have been issued. Visit weather.gov for the latest information.

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A cold front will drop down into the eastern U.S. and bring high temperatures down into the 60s and 70s as the smell of pumpkin spice fills the air. Meanwhile, many places in the West will see high temperatures well above average in the 90s as summer hangs on.

Very heavy rain and the threat for scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding continues for the Gulf Coast states the next couple of days go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

Thu Sep 5: A trough of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms across the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, including near the Louisiana and Texas coasts. Although development is unlikely, heavy rainfall is expected across portions of the northern Gulf Coast

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#DroughtMonitor 9/3: Drought worsened further in the Ohio River Basin down to the Gulf Coast. The “western” Southwest (CA, NV, AZ, UT) worsened too, while the "eastern Southwest," TX, and the Northwest improved. #Drought2024's Footprint: 25.2% of US drought.gov NOAA

Drought worsened once again in Ohio and West Virginia, but now conditions are deteriorating across the Ohio River Basin. 29.5% of the Basin is Abnormally Dry (D0). 28.6% is in drought. Outlooks lean dry. Expect much of that D0 to turn to drought. drought.gov/watersheds/Ohio NOAA

No relief next week for most drought-stricken areas in the Lower 48 (e.g. Ohio River Basin). However, the Northwest and Gulf Coast lean wet. Temps: Relatively warm or seasonal for most of the US except the S. Plains across to the East Coast. drought.gov/forecasts NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center

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