Through the weekend and into next week, hot weather will prevail across the South and much of the West, with the most anomalous heat becoming re-established across Texas and portions of neighboring states.  Meanwhile in the Desert Southwest, pre-monsoon heat will regularly push temperatures to 110°F or higher at low-elevation sites.  Minimal rainfall will accompany the Western heat, aside from ongoing showers in the central Rockies.  Locally heavy showers will also extend eastward across parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and the mid-South, including the Mississippi Delta. 

…