A front sweeping through the Great Lakes and New England was expected to trigger afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.

A tropical depression that developed northwest of Bermuda late Monday was moving northeastward, away from the United States. No direct impact on land was anticipated.

A system extending across the South was forecast to bring showers and thunderstorms from the mid-Atlantic and Southeast through the Gulf states as well as the central and southern Plains. Locally heavy downpours and gusty winds were possible.

Showers and thunderstorms were also forecast for the northern Rockies and Plains and the Four Corners region. Severe hail could fall in Arizona.

Temperatures in the Southwest were likely to surpass 100 degrees, while clouds along the California coast were expected to keep the region cool, with highs mostly in the 60s.

Temperatures in the lower 48 states Monday ranged from a low of 38 degrees at Meacham, Ore., to a high of 121 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.

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