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.
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An active stretch of weather is ahead across much of the country. Strong to severe thunderstorms will bring the risk of large hail, damaging wind, a few tornadoes, and heavy rain from Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley, Mid-South, and Southeast. At the same time, dry and windy conditions will keep fire weather concerns elevated across the Southern High Plains, while cooler air settles into the central and eastern U.S. later this week into the weekend.