Holiday weekend temperatures will be the warmest across the northern Plains. Nearly 50 daily high-temperature records could be broken as temperatures surge into the 70s and 80s.
A North Dakota town is evacuated as governor declares a statewide emergency due to wildfiresThis heat, paired with the dry weather conditions, will allow for favorable wildfire conditions to persist:"Very warm weather will continue through the weekend along with near-critical fire weather conditions," said the National Weather Service office in Bismarck.Meanwhile across the Southwest, highs will be 10 to 20 degrees above average.
— NWS Phoenix April 2, 2021 The Northwest will experience more variable temperatures, with coastal sections remaining below-average due to winds blowing onshore from the cool north Pacific waters.The eastern US just endured a strong cold front that moved through earlier this week, which brought widespread below-average temperatures and freeze warnings to many across the South.