Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 317 AM EDT Wed Jun 6 2018 Valid 12Z Wed Jun 6 2018 - 12Z Fri Jun 8 2018 ...Stormy weather for the Midwest and pleasant conditions for the eastern U.S. through midweek... An upper level ridge extending across the central and southern plains through the middle of the week is expected to result in widespread regions of temperatures in the 90s from the central plains to the Gulf Coast. The hottest locations will be western Texas and the lower elevations of the Desert Southwest, where high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees are likely both Wednesday and Thursday. With an upper level trough governing the weather pattern over the northeast states, expect pleasantly cool conditions for this time of year with highs in the 60s and 70s from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic region and northeast U.S., and even cooler for the higher elevations and northern New England. Cooler conditions are also likely across the Pacific Northwest with onshore flow across the region. In terms of precipitation, the greatest prospects for noteworthy rain will be across the Florida peninsula in the vicinity of a stalled frontal boundary, and also for the central plains and Upper Midwest ahead of a surface low and cold front. Some severe storms are possible from the western High Plains to Iowa and Minnesota, and the Storm Prediction Center has additional details on that. Some scattered showers and a few storms will also be possible across the northern Rockies and extending eastward across the northern plains. Dry conditions will continue for most of the southwestern and eastern U.S. through Thursday. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php