Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 120 PM EDT Thu Jun 07 2018 Valid 00Z Fri Jun 08 2018 - 00Z Sun Jun 10 2018 ...Seasonably hot over the Plains... ...Periods of stormy weather from the northern Plains into the northern Mid-Atlantic States... Across the western U.S., a notable Pacific front will slowly move inland into the Great Basin this weekend, bringing showers into western Washington, Oregon and far northwestern California on Friday and leading to milder temperatures. A strong upper level high across the southern Great Plains over the next few days supports seasonably hot temperatures across much of the Plains and also for much of the Intermountain West into this weekend. The hottest weather is expected for the lower elevations of the Desert Southwest and western High Plains, with some 100+ degree highs likely. A series of upper level disturbances moving across the northern tier of the nation are expected to help develop showers and thunderstorms from portions of the northern and central Great Plains through the mid to lower Missouri valley eastward across the southern Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic States near a frontal zone. Episodes of severe weather are possible with the thunderstorm complexes that develop across the northern and central Plains per guidance from the Storm Prediction Center. Across the eastern states, temperatures will gradually moderate to more typical June averages by Friday. Across Florida and the coastal Southeast, a lingering frontal boundary and weak surface low pressure system are forecast to produce showers and thunderstorms across the state over the next couple of days. Roth/Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php