Today's Weather Outlook UPDATED 12:15 AM EDT, June 3, 2014

Today's Weather Outlook

UPDATED 12:15 AM EDT, June 3, 2014

Downpours and even fresh thunderstorms will become problems for the Nation's Midsection and East Coast today. Meanwhile, stifling heat will control the U.S. Southern-tier, while ot...hers will be fortunate enough to see a quiet day.

A compact but potent low pressure system emerging onto the central and northern High Plains will be the catalyst for wild weather across Nebraska, Iowa, northern Kansas, stretching all the way across the northern Missouri Valley this afternoon and evening. Not only will it squeeze out flooding downpours that will ruin outdoor plans, but severe thunderstorms within it will also carry large and destructive hail, high winds, and even a few strong tornadoes. Highs will soar into the 90s for Kansas while the rest of the central Plains will warm into the 80s.

The Northeast and Southeast will also be bitten by the unsettled weather bug as well. A cold front racing into the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Lower Ohio Valley will touch off a rash of scattered showers and thunderstorms. The main impact from them will be slow-moving flooding downpours. The mercury will climb into the 70s across Maine, with 80s draped across the remainder of the East Coast.

Meanwhile, the Desert Southwest and southern Plains will bake underneath plenty of early-June sun today. Highs will climb into the triple-digits across the Southwest, while the southern Plains skyrocket into the 90s.

Not to be left out, the Pacific Northwest and northern Plains into the Great Lakes will not only enjoy comfortable temperatures, but also residents will bask in plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will climb into the 60s and 70s across the Pacific Northwest, with 70s and 80s commonplace in the Great Lakes.