As cooler air sprawls in the eastern United States, heat will throttle up in the zone from west of the Rockies to east of the Interstate 5 corridor in the week ahead. The heat and winds will spur new ...

How long might the September-like weather hold on? It could be many days until it rains again for some and others perhaps not so much.

Areas just east of the Rockies can expect a nearly daily dose of severe thunderstorms into early next week ahead of a new heat dome to build--this time over the western United States.