USA National Forecast

Where Your Dad Won't Melt and Where He'll Need That Beer on Father's Day

Inclement Weather To Linger For West And Northeast

Whether you're heading to the lake or the golf course with dad this weekend, you'll need to keep your eyes on the skies.

(MAPS: Weekly Planner)

A large east-west divide will play a big role this holiday, with the East sweltering under high pressure and the West cooling off under cloud cover.

Departure from average temperature forecast for Sunday/Father's Day. Warm colors indicate above average temperatures while cool colors indicate below average temperatures.

A few areas of storminess may keep fathers inside on his day, however.

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Here's a detailed look at what it will look like for Sunday:

Temperature Forecast

A heat wave is forecast for much of this weekend across the Midwest. This will bring temperatures in the mid-90s to near 100 degrees and feels-like temperatures could surpass 105 degrees in a few spots. You'll want to drink up (water ... and beer too) to stay hydrated in these areas.

Temperatures will also be warm in the coastal Pacific Northwest, including in Seattle and Portland, behind a dip in the jet stream. This will correspond to highs in the 80s and 90s where temperatures are usually in the low to mid 70s.

In the Southwest and across the Rockies, the aforementioned dip in the jet stream will keep temperatures 5 to 25 degrees below average. This could mean highs as low as the mid-50s in the central and northern Rockies, while highs will be held down into the 80s and 90s across the Southwest.

Where to grab the beer (warm locations): Chicago, Des Moines, Cleveland, St Louis
Where dad won't melt (cooler locations): Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Rapid City

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Precipitation Forecast

Two areas of storminess will affect Father's Day: The northern Rockies eastward to the northern Great Lakes and the Gulf Coast.

The remnants of Bud will be moving into the northern tier of the country along with a somewhat active jet stream, which will make for a wet Sunday from the Great Basin eastward to northern Michigan.

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Severe thunderstorms will be possible from the central Plains to the upper Midwest, including the Twin Cities.

To the south, a tropical wave will inject showers and storms into the northwestern Gulf Coast into the early part of this week. Summertime showers and storms will also be possible elsewhere along the Gulf Coast and inland across the South.

In between, from California to the Northeast will stay mainly dry.