Weather
Daily Tech Reader - Weather Edition
Podcast 🎧 • Video 📽 • Short 📽
Northeast
New York City carries the heat into Saturday with highs near 90°F and overnight lows that barely dipped below 76°F, leaving the atmosphere loaded with moisture heading into the day. Newark and Jersey City track the same warm, humid setup, and Philadelphia pushes toward the low 90s under a partly cloudy sky. Boston holds in the mid-80s with a modest onshore flow keeping conditions slightly more bearable along the immediate coast. Rain chances remain low across the region today — below 15–20% — but the humidity keeps the feel-like temperatures elevated well into the evening hours.
- NYC — 90°F, humid
- Newark — 90°F, muggy
- Philadelphia — 91°F, partly cloudy
- Boston — 85°F, onshore flow
- Hartford — 87°F, warm
- Providence — 86°F, humid
Mid-Atlantic & East Coast
Washington climbs to nearly 91°F today with a 25% storm chance developing by late afternoon as daytime heating destabilizes the boundary layer. Baltimore and Philadelphia track similar highs in the low 90s, with humidity making conditions feel closer to the upper 90s. Richmond and Virginia Beach sit in the upper 80s, generally dry but muggy through the day. The pattern holds into Sunday before a stronger convective setup arrives Monday, when storm chances jump sharply across the entire region.
- Washington — 91°F, storm chance late
- Baltimore — 90°F, humid
- Philadelphia — 91°F, partly cloudy
- Richmond — 89°F, muggy
- Virginia Beach — 87°F, breezy
- Wilmington DE — 89°F, humid
Florida
Miami reaches 90°F today under mostly cloudy skies, with a relatively modest 20% storm chance keeping the afternoon drier than the midweek pattern. Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach follow the same trend — warm, humid, with inland convection possible but not widespread. Orlando and Tampa track highs near 91–92°F with sea-breeze boundaries still capable of triggering isolated afternoon cells. The tropical Atlantic remains under watch but no immediate development threatens the peninsula this weekend.
- Miami — 90°F, mostly cloudy
- Fort Lauderdale — 90°F, humid
- West Palm Beach — 90°F, isolated storms
- Orlando — 92°F, storm chance
- Tampa — 91°F, sea breeze storms
- Naples — 90°F, humid
Southeast
New Orleans reaches 91°F today with a 45% storm chance returning as Gulf moisture continues to stream northward across Louisiana and Mississippi. Baton Rouge tracks similar numbers, and Mobile and Pensacola remain unsettled through the weekend as the same pattern repeats daily. Atlanta sits in the upper 80s with scattered afternoon storms, while Charlotte and Raleigh hold in the mid-to-upper 80s under a weak shortwave that keeps coverage limited but not zero.
- New Orleans — 91°F, storm chance
- Baton Rouge — 91°F, humid
- Mobile — 90°F, storms
- Pensacola — 89°F, unsettled
- Atlanta — 88°F, scattered storms
- Charlotte — 86°F, humid
Midwest
Chicago enjoys a notably milder Saturday after Friday's heat, with highs only reaching 80°F and a low storm chance of around 15% keeping the day mostly pleasant. Minneapolis holds near 80°F under increasing clouds as the next frontal boundary approaches for Sunday. Des Moines and Omaha sit in the mid-to-upper 80s, still warm and humid ahead of a more active Monday storm pattern. Fargo and Sioux Falls track conditions in the low 80s, with smoke haze from western fires continuing to filter into the upper Midwest.
- Chicago — 80°F, mostly sunny
- Minneapolis — 80°F, increasing clouds
- Des Moines — 86°F, warm
- Omaha — 87°F, humid
- Fargo — 82°F, smoke haze
- Sioux Falls — 83°F, breezy
Texas & Oklahoma
Dallas comes in slightly cooler than Friday at 99°F, though a 35% storm chance introduces some uncertainty into the afternoon — an isolated cell or two could bring brief relief before high pressure reasserts itself heading into Sunday. Fort Worth and Arlington track similarly, while Austin and San Antonio remain locked in the low 100s with minimal rain prospects. Houston holds around 97°F with oppressive Gulf humidity. Oklahoma City and Tulsa stay in the upper 90s with heat index values pushing into dangerous territory through the weekend.
- Dallas — 99°F, isolated storm chance
- Fort Worth — 99°F, hot
- Austin — 101°F, dry
- San Antonio — 100°F, humid
- Houston — 97°F, muggy
- Oklahoma City — 98°F, hot
- Tulsa — 97°F, hot
Mountain West
Denver reaches 99°F today — up slightly from Friday — under clear skies with only a 10% rain chance as afternoon convection struggles to organize. Colorado Springs sits a few degrees cooler but still in the mid-90s. Cheyenne and Casper push back toward triple digits, and fire weather concerns remain elevated across Wyoming and the high plains with low relative humidity and gusty afternoon winds. Billings and Rapid City track the upper 90s as the heat dome continues to assert itself across the region.
- Denver — 99°F, mostly sunny
- Colorado Springs — 96°F, dry
- Cheyenne — 99°F, fire danger
- Casper — 101°F, critical fire weather
- Billings — 98°F, hot
- Rapid City — 97°F, hot
Desert Southwest
Las Vegas reaches 112°F today, continuing an extended stretch of extreme heat with overnight lows that offer little relief at 89°F. Phoenix sits at 111°F under a relentlessly clear sky, and the Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect across the region through the weekend. Monday brings the first meaningful dip in the forecast as storm chances increase slightly and a shortwave nudges temperatures closer to 107–110°F — still dangerous, but a marginal improvement after days of punishing heat.
- Las Vegas — 112°F, extreme heat
- Phoenix — 111°F, dangerous
- Yuma — 113°F, very hot
- Tucson — 107°F, dry
- Palm Springs — 114°F, extreme
- Lake Havasu — 115°F, severe heat
California
The Central Valley bakes through another brutal Saturday with Fresno and Bakersfield in the 104–106°F range and Redding approaching 108°F. Sacramento holds near 103°F under heat advisory conditions, while coastal San Francisco stays locked under its marine layer at a cool 63°F — a difference of 40+ degrees over less than 60 miles. Inland Bay Area communities remain well above 90°F. Smoke from fires burning across Oregon continues to drift southward, affecting air quality in the northern part of the state.
- Sacramento — 103°F, hot
- Fresno — 106°F, dry
- Bakersfield — 105°F, hot
- Redding — 108°F, extreme heat
- San Francisco — 63°F, marine layer
- Los Angeles (inland) — 94°F, hot
Pacific Northwest
Portland pulls back slightly from Friday's 89°F peak to 88°F today, still hot and dry but trending in the right direction heading into next week. Seattle holds in the low 80s with lingering haze from regional fires. Spokane remains heavily smoke-affected with poor air quality across the Columbia Basin, and Boise tracks near 92°F with smoke continuing to limit visibility and outdoor air quality through the weekend.
- Portland — 88°F, dry
- Seattle — 81°F, haze
- Spokane — 84°F, smoke
- Boise — 92°F, smoke
- Eugene — 86°F, warm
- Bend — 88°F, dry
Sources: NOAA, NWS, Weather Prediction Center, Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, Local Forecast Offices