Rain in the Southeast and brutal heat in the central and southern U.S. may make you rethink your outdoor holiday plans.
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The Labor Day weekend forecast calls for extreme heat across the central and eastern U.S., with triple‑digit temperatures and high heat indices, while the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Rockies and parts of the Southwest may experience showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt outdoor activities.
Whether you plan to spend your Labor Day weekend out on the lake, grilling, watching college football or just soaking in the last bits of summer, you’ll want to keep an eye on the weather.
Heat across the central and eastern U.S. may make any outdoor plans feel miserable; meanwhile, parts of the Southeast and Rockies may see plans get rained out, at least in the afternoon.
Here’s a look at what the weather has in store for your holiday weekend.
How hot will it be?
Much of the central and eastern U.S. will be significantly hotter than average, especially across the Plains.
Parts of the Southern and Central Plains will have triple-digit highs on the holiday, and most of the rest of the Central and Northern Plains will be in the 90s or 80s.
Unfortunately, humidity will make it feel even worse outside. Heat indices up to 110 are possible across the Deep South and Southern Plains, and triple digit heat indices are possible even as far north as Missouri.
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Some across the Southeast will finally feel a break from the extreme heat as temperatures drop into the 80s for some across Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia on Monday.
(MAPS: Daily US Highs/Lows)
Meanwhile, the Northwest will be cooler than average, with temperatures only in the 60s or 70s.
The rest of the country will be close to average for this time of year, which means the Northeast and Great Lakes can expect temperatures generally in the 70s or low 80s.
Soggy or not?
If you’re near the Southeast coast and Gulf coast, you could see a soggy holiday, with scattered thunderstorms throughout the region.
The Northern Plains and Northwest could also see scattered thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and early evening.
(MAPS: 7-Day US Rainfall Forecasts)
Meanwhile, parts of the Southwest could see some monsoonal moisture fuel scattered thunderstorms. If you have outdoor plans, you may want to make sure those are done in the morning, before those thunderstorms fire up.
The rest of the country will stay dry this holiday weekend, but you’ll want to limit your time outdoors if you’re in the thick of the heat.
Miriam Guthrie is an associate meteorologist with weather.com who graduated from Georgia Tech with her undergrad and graduate degrees in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences.
