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Today's Weather Outlook

July 28, 2025 at 04:02 AM EDT
By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Alyssa Robinette
Today's Weather Outlook

The work week will pick up right where the weekend left off… hot and stormy!

The main weather feature today will be a cold front inching south and east across the north-central U.S. There will be one round of rain and thunderstorms that weakens as it moves into the Midwest this morning. As the first round of rain and storms weakens, it will interact with fast-moving weather disturbances in the Deep South and Southeast. This will trigger isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.

A second round of rain and storms will likely develop along the cold front in the northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley during the afternoon and evening. There will be the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms. The main threats would be damaging winds, large hail and torrential downpours. However, a few tornadoes could also develop.

At the same time, monsoonal moisture will be flowing northward into the Four Corners states, Rockies and Great Basin. Chances for showers and thunderstorms will be in the forecast here after Noon.

A few showers could develop along the Gulf Coast due to a sea breeze. Otherwise, the southern half of the Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley will stay dry under high pressure. High pressure will also keep things dry and quiet along the West Coast as well as the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast.

The coolest spots will be the Pacific Northwest, the higher elevations of the Great Basin and Rockies and northern Plains. Temperatures will likely peak in the 70s and 80s, though areas closest to the coast and the tallest peaks in the Mountain West will struggle to get out of the 60s! The interior Northwest, most of California and the lower elevations of the Great Basin and Rockies will see highs in the lower 90s. Extensive 90s and a few 100s will occur in the central and southern Plains, while triple digit heat will occur throughout the Desert Southwest.

Meanwhile, in the East, expect mainly 80s and lower 90s for the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Nineties and isolated 100s will occur in the Lower Mississippi Valley, Midwest, Deep South and Southeast.