A busy stretch of weather is underway across the country. Critical fire weather conditions are developing from southeast Colorado into the southern Plains and the Ozarks, while an atmospheric river targets northern California with heavy rain and flood potential. At the same time, a fast-moving clipper system is bringing heavy snow to the Great Lakes, followed by colder air for parts of the northern tier this weekend from Central and Western Canada into the Northern U.S.
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An unusually early taste of summer is taking hold across the western U.S., with dangerous heat building through the Southwest and spreading into parts of the Plains over the next several days. While the biggest headline is the expanding heat, elevated to critical fire weather conditions will also raise concerns across the High Plains and southern Plains. Elsewhere, the Pacific Northwest stays wet for a bit longer, and the East remains stuck in a cooler, unsettled pattern with occasional rain and snow before conditions gradually settle.