Travel & RV Weather Forecast Tuesday 30 August

Heavy showers and thunderstorms may produce flash flooding in central and southwest Texas through the week.
Excessive heat returns to southern and central CA through early next week.
Watching the tropics heat up, but Labor Day weekend travel plans look to be safe.

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Pacific:

— Southern and much of interior Central CA; southern NV: Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches for the remainder of this week, starting this afternoon. High temperatures will range from 100-110 deg F in the San Joaquin Valley to 105-115 deg F in the Mojave and southern Deserts and 115-123 deg F in Death Valley. The heat spreads north into the Sacramento Valley later this week. I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, I-40, CA-58, CA-99 among the highways impacted.

Mountain:

— Western AZ: Excessive Heat Warnings through Wednesday. High temperatures 105 – 113 deg F. I-8, I-10, I-40 impacted.

— Portions of south-central AZ: Excessive Heat Warning through Wednesday. High temperatures 105-111 deg F. I-10, I-17 impacted.

— Southeast NM and portions of western TX: Flash Flood Watches this afternoon through tonight for excessive rainfall. Locally 1-3 inches of rainfall are possible. I-10, I-20 potentially impacted.

Central:

— Portions of western TX: Flash Flood Watches this afternoon through this evening for excessive rainfall. Locally 1-3 inches of rainfall are possible. I-10, I-20 potentially impacted.

— Portions of central and south-central TX: Continued local areas of heavy showers and thunderstorms may lead to flash flooding. Up to 1-3 inches of additional rainfall possible. I-10 potentially impacted.

— Southeast and south-central MO: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-44 impacted.

Eastern:

— Isolated strong to locally severe thunderstorms may produce pockets of wind damage mainly during afternoon and early evening across parts of VA northwards to NY and into northern New England.

— Portions of southeast GA and adjacent SC: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-16 impacted.