The West is also gearing up for extreme heat and increased fire risk.
Extreme weather will be threatening Gulf states and the West Coast over the next week, according to the latest forecast.
There is a 50% chance for the development of a tropical depression in the next 48 hours and a 70% chance over the next seven days, in the western Gulf of Mexico.Rain from this system may begin as early as Tuesday but will come into play on Wednesday and Thursday when the heaviest rain is expected to fall.
Some cities impacted include Houston, Brownsville, Beaumont, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Mobile, and Pensacola.A third complex has just a 20% chance of formation in the next seven days.The excessive heat warning in effect for more than 15 million people in southern California is in place through Monday where temperatures each day could reach 100 to 110.Some of the heat alerts, however, are set to expire on Saturday in the Pacific Northwest and central California.
There are also Red Flag Warnings in effect for fire weather due to the hot and dry conditions which would allow fires to spark and spread with ease. There have been six new large fires in California since Thursday, according to Cal Fire. The largest is the Line Fire which sparked on Thursday and is nearing 4,000 acres burned with 0% contained.While the near future is still hot for much of the West, there is a possible break in the extreme heat for the middle of the month as the Midwest and East begin to feel the above-average temperatures for a change.
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