The Nation's Weather

| August 22, 2020 2:03 AM

The Nation's Weather for Sunday, August 23, 2020

_____

NATIONAL SUMMARY

Showers and thunderstorms will stretch from the Southeast to

the mid-Atlantic tomorrow as tropical moisture from the Gulf

of Mexico surges northward. Locally strong wind gusts and

heavy rain can occur in the strongest of storms. A cold

front draped across southern Ontario and southern Quebec,

Canada, will bring showers and thunderstorms to portions of

the Northeast from the afternoon onward. A few thunderstorms

will develop across the Dakotas as a cold front swings

through the area in the afternoon. Heat will continue to

keep a secure grip on the Western and Central states as

wildfires rage across California. The Pacific Northwest will

remain cool, relative to the rest of the West.

SPECIAL WEATHER

No new information for this time period.

WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS

No new information for this time period.

DAILY EXTREMES

National High Saturday 104 at Needles, CA

National Low Saturday 32 at West Yellowstone, MT

_____