Strong Cold Front Squashing Heat This Weekend

Extreme heat in the Southwest continues to build across the Plains on Friday afternoon as some areas in the Central and Southern Plains set record highs today. That heat will expand again both north and east for Saturday ahead of a strong cold front that will push through over the weekend. The front will send temperatures down at least 20 degrees going into Monday. However, the heat dome will remain anchored in the Southwest and spread eastward again next week, just not to the same degree we are seeing now. The front can also be counted on to produce scattered showers, but mostly for the eastern Midwest and Northeast.