Brittany Lockley

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Heavy rainfall is forecasted for the Southeast over the next several days. After weeks of relentless heat, the region has finally received some relief with the rain. A frontal boundary has moved into the area and has stalled, resulting in repeated rounds of rainfall. There is plenty of tropical moisture available, and this combination will trigger showers and thunderstorms, which could lead to flooding issues.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 100626-1754410000038.png">Some areas have already picked up a decent amount of rain, making the soils saturated. For instance, areas in South Carolina have received more than 5 inches in the past 24 hours alone.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-06 041402-1754475256300.png"><h1>Forecast</h1>As the stalled front sits near the I-10 corridor, rounds of storms are expected to pop up on either side of the front for the next few afternoons, with the heaviest rain beginning to shift north. Pockets of 5-8" of rain could accumulate in some areas, likely leading to flooding and/or flash flooding. Seek higher ground if a flash flood warning is issued.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/jfjsa-1754429846184.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Flood watches remain in effect through Wednesday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-06 042236-1754475790367.png">The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 4) for excessive rainfall across parts of the Southeast and southern Mid-Atlantic through Thursday morning. Heavy rainfall is likely to create localized flash flooding, with urban areas, roads, small streams, and low-lying areas being the most vulnerable.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-06 042520-1754475930869.png">Tune into the eastern regional forecast :10 past the hour for more details.

Front Stalls - Downpours Target the Southeast

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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Choking on wildfire smoke, sizzling in the summer heat, or dodging massive hailstones, the Upper Midwest has been on a run lately. We're going back to dodging storms over the next few days. A few different impulses will stir up trouble from Montana to Minnesota.<h1>Overnight &amp; Wednesday</h1>Severe storms will be possible the next few days as a frontal boundary taps into extremely unstable air. Multiple severe storms tore through the Northern Plains this evening, and the threat will continue overnight. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concern. An isolated tornado threat is also possible.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/OVERNIGHTSSSFF-1754448202129.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/WEDNESDAY -1754448236683.png">OVERNIGHT</h1>Storms fired off on Tuesday with damaging winds and hail, torrential rain, and tornadic cells. Storms will continue into the overnight hours as the frontal boundary and it's associated low move to the east. Damaging winds, large hail, and even tornadoes will be possible. Please have ways to get alerts through the late-night hours.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/saas-1754448396578.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>THU - FRI</h1>As we look ahead to Thursday and Friday, the Storm Prediction Center has issued severe outlooks for Thursday and Friday these days. Damaging winds and hail will be the primary concerns.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 181719-1754439455061.png">As the frontal boundary moves through, there will be relief from the heat! If you have been looking for temps a tad cooler, this weekend will be that time.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 110258-1754413385334.png">

Parade of Problems Marches On

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Kevin Schneider

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The Pacific has been active thus far, and things continue to crank. We have an area of low pressure offshore of the coast of Central America with a high chance of tropical development this week, and as of Monday afternoon, we have Tropical Storm Henriette.<h1>Henriette</h1>Tropical Storm Henriette formed on Monday in the Pacific. Sustained winds are expected to hold fairly firm around 50-60 mph. No impacts to land are expected, but it could be in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands near this weekend. That could bring some secondary impacts to the island chain.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/tropical sundaaayyy -1754448732511.png">There's another area to monitor behind Henriette, which is expected to become our next tropical cyclone. This cyclone is expected to largely follow in Henriette's footsteps, carrying off to the west over the coming days. The next name on the list in the Eastern Pacific will be IVO.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/ibvooo-1754341275984.png">We're far from the end of the Pacific Hurricane Season, with a secondary peak occuring later in September.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 104202-1754412196354.png">

Henriette Spinning in the Pacific

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After getting off to a record fast start with named systems, the Atlantic Basin has been largely quiet over the past month, but things are changing. Currently, we have one named storm in the open waters: Tropical Storm Dexter. Dexter is likely to become an extratropical cyclone in 2-3 days.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 180642-1754438811921.png">Off the southeastern U.S., there is a broad area of low pressure that is expected to develop in the next day or two. From there, it could gain tropical characteristics. Ultimately, heavy rain will be the biggest concern with a limited window to develop before moving ashore. If it does become tropical, some elevated winds and surf might become additional problems, but right now the National Hurricane Center only gives it a 40% chance of development.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 180721-1754438850266.png">The attention-grabber is our latest wave that has pushed off the coast of Africa. There are some model suggestions that this is a system to keep an eye on, with some potential development over the coming days. There's a lot that we don't know about this system, however.<ul><li>Will it develop?</li><li>Where will high pressure steer it?</li><li>How does the dry air affect its development?</li><li>Does it take the escape hatch out to the open Atlantic?</li></ul><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 180804-1754438890972.png">Stay with us as we answer these questions over the coming days!

Atlantic: Tropical Storm Dexter and Two Waves

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Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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High pressure has set up over the coming week, bringing back extreme heat for many around the desert southwest. Heat Alerts (above) have already been added for the late end of the week. Heat risk impacts are already under major and extreme categories for Wednesday and Thursday across Arizona.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 180838-1754438957398.png">Temperatures are expected to hit over 110° by Wednesday. In many cases, temperatures will keep climbing through Friday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/wed- friday-1754429949118.png">Temperatures will either get dangerously close to breaking record highs on Thursday or are expected to break records for the day. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-04 071509-1754313323020.jpg">There will be a few days this week when more records are at risk in Phoenix. There is a higher confidence through early August that temperatures will remain above average for the region.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-05 180955-1754439002529.png"></h1>

Alana Cameron

Searing Heat Builds in the Southwest

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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Air Quality Alerts are in effect across a broad swath of the Upper Midwest, northeast, and northern New England, impacting many Americans as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the region. The worst of the air quality is found in the Great Lakes. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-04 144613-1754340411917.png">A new wave of wildfire smoke is drifting southward from multiple blazes burning across the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. These fires have been active throughout the summer, and this is not the first time their smoke has reached the U.S. This latest plume began sweeping into the Upper Midwest last Thursday and still lingers this week.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-05 08-53-31-1754398597818.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-05 08-53-57-1754398578368.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The Air Quality Index (AQI) in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, and the Northeast is in the "unhealthy" category. The "unhealthy" designation on the AQI scale indicates that the air quality is poor and may pose health risks, especially for sensitive groups. Here's a look at the air quality as of Monday afternoon.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-04 144441-1754340419536.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-04 144452-1754340426367.png">People with preexisting conditions such as asthma or heart disease are especially vulnerable. Health officials recommend staying indoors, limiting physical activity, and using air purifiers if available.&nbsp;<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-01 053220-1754047973977.jpg">Conditions will gradually improve by Saturday as wind patterns shift and help disperse the smoke. Tune into WeatherNation TV for more details.

Tracey Anthony

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers U.S. Air Quality Alerts

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Strong winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere. This time of year, storms are easy to come by around the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, but strong jet stream energy is going to try to organize them. We saw how well it can organize storms last week, with a tornado-warned storm dropping baseball-sized hail in Cheyenne, and softballs in Kansas Sunday night.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1952391580163207320" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1952391580163207320"></div><h1> Upper Level Set-Up</h1>Severe storms will remain in the forecast as the jet stream energy remains elevated around the strong ridge of high pressure in Arizona. As storms fire up around the Rockies, the jet stream energy will help organize storms and carry them to the east into the Plains, where they'll be able to strengthen.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Web 1-1754309526598.png"><h1>Severe Weather Outlooks</h1>Isolated severe storms will remain in the forecast this afternoon and Tuesday as a new low-pressure system is moving out of the Northern Rockies.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/overnigaa-1754362968127.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-04 144934-1754340583942.png"><h1>Forecast Timing</h1>Expect storms to peak with daytime heating. A few storms will linger overnight as a low-pressure system lingers. As the low pushes north, more storms will develop again on Tuesday, with some storms sticking around for your morning commute.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/dssaaaaaaa-1754363049700.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Another Stormy Stretch Along the Front Range

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Rob grew up in South Florida, where daily afternoon storms and hurricanes piqued his interest in meteorology early on. That interest was fostered by his teachers and his father, who one time brought him onto the roof of their home to watch a funnel cloud move through the Everglades several miles away. Years of filmmaking and tv production in high school gradually pushed him toward broadcast meteorology at Florida State University, where he joined and eventually led the student run daily weather show. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, he began his career at KESQ in Palm Springs, California before heading to KFSN in Fresno and WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. He has covered a diverse array of extreme weather events, including haboobs and flash flooding in the desert, extreme snow in the Sierra, hurricanes, and Appalachian ice storms. He also enjoys telling stories and reporting about weather issues.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a>

Rob Bradley

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Chances for additional aurora viewing will continue into Saturday night and Sunday night as multiple CMEs expected to hit Earth over the next 24 hours.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot 2023-12-02 163536-1701560191027.jpg">The Aurora could again be visible near the Canadian border Saturday night, including many areas in Canada (above). According to the Aurora Prediction Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks "Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin, and Iqaluit to as far south as Whitehorse, Ft. McMurray, James Bay and visible low on the horizon as far south as Prince Rupert, Calgary, Minot, Bemidji, Stevens Point, Traverse City and Quebec City, Canada."<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot 2023-12-02 163614-1701560295981.jpg">There remains a waning gibbous moon which could contribute to light pollution in viewing the aurora. Additionally, widespread clouds again will be present for much of the area with the opportunity for the aurora, but we could see some peaks of the sky and the northern lights, particularly across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest - don't get discouraged!<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/12/11-1701560411780.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>So what is the aurora? The Aurora Borealis occurs when charged particles from the sun as a result of coronal mass ejections hit Earth's Magnetic field and interact with the natural gasses, creating ribbons of light. Auroras are not uncommon near the poles, but depending on the strength of the solar storm can make it down to lower latitudes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/11/what is auroar-1701365727741.png">Another Aurora looks likely Monday and Tuesday of next week, so stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Aurora Viewing Possible Again Tonight

Front Stalls - Downpours Target the Southeast

Heavy rainfall is forecasted for the Southeas

Parade of Problems Marches On

Choking on wildfire smoke, sizzling in the su

Henriette Spinning in the Pacific

The Pacific has been active thus far, and thi

Atlantic: Tropical Storm Dexter and Two Waves

After getting off to a record fast start with

Searing Heat Builds in the Southwest

High pressure has set up over the coming week

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers U.S. Air Quality Alerts

Air Quality Alerts are in effect across a bro

Another Stormy Stretch Along the Front Range

Strong winds in the upper levels of the atmos