Monsoonal move will possible trigger heavy rain and scattered storms over the Plains this weekend, whereas sizzling and stormy climate is anticipated to proceed in southern Florida.
The monsoonal move continues to attract ample moisture from the Gulf and Pacific, permitting for a lingering probability of heavy rain and scattered storms over components of the 4 Corners and components of the Plains this weekend.
A stage 2 of 4 menace for extreme rainfall is in place for components of japanese New Mexico and the western Texas because of rainfall charges of 1 to 2 inches per hour attainable within the heaviest storms.
On this display seize from a video, folks drive via flood waters after a storm handed via, in Hollywood, Fla., Sept. 12, 2025.
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Extra spotty storms and heavy rain are attainable (Stage 1 of 4 menace) from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Arizona as much as southern Wyoming and Nebraska, the place a few of the heaviest storms might produce rainfall charges as much as 1 inch per hour.
Ruidoso, New Mexico, is on alert but once more for flooding alongside its burn scar on Saturday, which has already produced lethal flash flooding earlier this yr.
In the meantime, components of the Excessive Plains noticed spotty storms on Friday — one in every of which produced a weak seen twister in a really rural a part of northwest North Dakota.
A few of these identical spots of the Excessive Plains can have scattered storms fireplace up later Saturday, a few of which could possibly be sturdy sufficient to supply scattered flash flooding and robust winds.
Scattered storms are attainable for components of the Midwest as effectively right this moment from Wisconsin right down to Indiana, together with Milwaukee and Chicago, the place 1 to 2 inches with the heaviest storms might produce spotty flash flooding.
These storms within the Midwest should not related to the monsoonal moisture and can fireplace up from an unrelated entrance within the space.
The southern a part of Florida is anticipated to proceed to take care of sizzling and stormy climate into the weekend.
A lot of the southeast coast of Florida has gotten in on the heaviest rain this previous week, with the Miami space reporting 10.51 inches of rain since Sunday. Different spots have seen between 4 to 7 inches over this week.
Happily, the wettest storms have already come for South Florida. Some scattered storms will nonetheless fireplace up later Saturday, dropping an one other 1 to 2 inches with the heaviest storms for spots.
Some spotty storms will nonetheless be attainable for South Florida going into subsequent week, however these won’t be as widespread or heavy — making for a barely drier sample.
The central and japanese a part of the nation will heat up for this weekend, with hotter temperatures possible for subsequent week as effectively, slicing the fall-like really feel for a lot of.
Probably the most seasonably heat temperatures this weekend will likely be over components of the Mississippi Valley, the place excessive temperatures will likely be within the 90s from the Deep South as much as Minnesota and South Dakota.
Whereas that is solely barely hotter than what’s regular for mid-September for the Gulf Coast, that is 10 to fifteen levels hotter than what’s regular for this time of the yr for a lot of the Mississippi Valley — together with for components of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Mixed with elevated humidity, some locations might have feel-like temperatures effectively into the 90s and as much as 100 for a couple of spots. There are not any warmth alerts at the moment in impact for anyplace within the nation.
Subsequent week, the heat will start to unfold to components of the japanese U.S. A lot of the japanese half of the nation from the Heartland to the coast will likely be 5 to 10 levels hotter than what’s regular for mid-September, breaking apart the fall-feel that hundreds of thousands have been having fun with for the area.
