The Pacific Northwest is set to bake under potentially record-breaking temperatures as a heat dome remains parked over the region and as potent storms are forecast to bring another bout of heavy rain to the southern U.S.
On June 10, high temperatures will soar into the high 90s and low 100s in Washington, Oregon and parts of Idaho, according to the National Weather Service.
Along with the risk of heat illness, the stifling temperatures are coinciding with low humidity and wind gusts up to 30 mph, triggering red flag warnings as any wildland fires that ignite could spread quickly.
Meanwhile, across the southern Plains and southeastern U.S., it will be another wet and rainy day as rounds of storms continue to drench the rain-soaked regions, from New Mexico and Texas to parts of northern Florida and Georgia, according to the weather service.
The most severe weather – bringing a risk of flash flooding and damaging winds – could break out in Texas, which has been battered by relentless storms since last week, leading to at least one death and the activation of emergency state resources by Gov. Greg Abbott.
