Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 400 AM EDT Fri Jun 08 2018 Valid 12Z Fri Jun 08 2018 - 12Z Sun Jun 10 2018 ...Seasonably hot over the Plains... ...Periods of stormy weather from the northern Plains into the northern Mid-Atlantic States... Showers will spread across portions of the Great Basin this weekend as a Pacific front slowly progresses inland. Overcast skies with cooler temperatures can be expected from Washington to northern California. East of the divide, widespread convection will fire across the High Plains today and migrate toward the central U.S. by this weekend. A series of upper-level disturbances will provide forcing for strong to severe thunderstorm development. The Storm Prediction Center has an enhanced risk identified for much of South Dakota and northern Nebraska. Please refer to the SPC webpage for additional information on the severe weather risk. 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. Near seasonal average temperatures can be expected for much of the East Coast this weekend. 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. Campbell Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php