Midwest

Weather Underground Forecast for Saturday, July 05, 2008.

A lingering front extending from New Jersey down to the Southern Plains will continue to produce showers and thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic states on Saturday. Severe weather is not expected, but the region should still expect to see heavy rain and strong winds associated with the storms. The Boston area will remain mostly cloudy, but the rest of New England should see mostly sunny skies as a result of high pressure building in behind the front. Temperatures will range in the 70s for most of the Northeast.

The inland states in the Southeast can also expect some showers and thunderstorm as a result of the front, while the Gulf Coast will see thunderstorms due to onshore flow from high pressure off of the East Coast. Severe thunderstorms are not likely, but the storms will still pack heavy rain and strong winds. Temperatures will be in the 80s and the 90s on Saturday.

A ridge will dominate the middle part of the country, keeping conditions hot and mostly clear on Saturday. However, a low level trough extending through the Plains from Canada could trigger some thunderstorms across the region, and there is the slight possibility of severe storms across the Dakotas. Temperatures can be expected to reach the 90s and 100s across the Plains.

A cold front will begin to make its way across the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, triggering rain and windy conditions across the region. Farther inland, conditions should be clear, although temperatures will be significantly cooler on Saturday than on the previous day. Temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s, with 70s farther inland.

The Southwest will remain dry and hot on Saturday, except for some thunderstorms across the Four Corners due to a front across the region extending from the trough in the middle of the country. Temperatures will be in the 90s and 100s, with a few areas reaching 110.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of degrees at , to a high of degrees at , .