Overview
- A stalled frontal boundary is keeping scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms in place from the Plains to New England and the Southeast through early next week, with repeated rounds possible where storms train over the same areas.
- Forecasters issued Wind Advisories and a High Wind Warning for parts of coastal New England with gusts forecast near 55 mph and up to 65 mph on Cape Cod and Nantucket, raising the risk of downed limbs and power outages.
- The Storm Prediction Center placed parts of the Plains in a marginal severe risk this weekend, where gusty winds and small hail were the main threats as storms formed in western Kansas and moved east.
- Northern New Hampshire had a frost advisory into Sunday morning, and southeast Louisiana faced hot, humid conditions with heat‑index values in the mid/upper 90s to triple digits and only isolated storm chances.
- Models and local forecasts show the stalled front weakening and an upper‑level ridge building later in the week, which should reduce rainfall coverage and bring milder, drier conditions for many areas by mid‑to‑late week.