A cold front and low pressure system from Canada were predicted to push across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, carrying heavy rain, hail and strong winds. Storms could develop as far west as the northern Rockies. Temperatures were expected to rise into the 90s and the 100s across the Plains.
Showers and thunderstorms were forecast along the East Coast. Those in the mid-Atlantic could turn severe, bringing hail, gusty winds and heavy rain to the area. Most of New England was likely to be cloudy and rainy. The Gulf Coast was also forecast to see seasonable showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures along East Coast were expected to range from the 70s in New England to the 80s and 90s in the mid-Atlantic and the Southeast.
The Northwest was forecast to be partly cloudy, with temperatures in the 60s along the coast and in the 70s and 80s inland.
The Southwest was likely to be mostly hot and dry, except for scattered showers across the Four Corners. Temperatures were expected to range from the 80s to the 110s.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states on Friday ranged from a low of 32 degrees at Truckee, Calif., to a high of 119 degrees at Death Valley, Calif.
