Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 355 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018 Valid 12Z Thu Jul 26 2018 - 12Z Sat Jul 28 2018 ...Heavy rains to impact New England... ...Risk of flash flooding and severe weather for the central/southern Rockies and central High Plains... ...Dangerous heat to continue across the Southwest and portions of the West Coast... The heavy rain that has plagued the Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas has finally moved off shore and dry conditions will settle in for now. Meanwhile, the cold front that has ushered the rainfall to exit these regions will push across the Northeast and New England today. Heavy rainfall will move across Maine where there is a slight risk of flash flooding. Meanwhile, another round of showers and thunderstorms with an incoming cold front will occur from the central Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic northward into New England on Friday afternoon/evening. Some of these thunderstorms could be severe; thus, the Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the Mid-Atlantic and portions of the Northeast in a slight risk. Showers and thunderstorms can also be expected during this time in the coastal Carolinas. The central and southern Rockies will continue to receive rounds of thunderstorms over the next few days. Some of these storms could produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding--especially over favored terrain and recent burn scars. For today, the heavy rainfall will mostly concentrate across the southern and central Rockies. By Friday, the axis of heavy rainfall and the risk of severe thunderstorms will shift to the central High Plains. The dangerous heat will persevere into Friday as temperatures across the Southwest, California and parts of the Pacific Northwest continue to be well above average. Areas in the Southwest and southern California can expect high temperatures near and above 110 degrees. This heat is expected through at least Friday--where excessive heat warnings and heat advisories are issued. Because of these hot and dry conditions, fire weather will remain a concern across the western U.S. Reinhart Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php