Above normal temperatures and dry conditions will develop across the eastern half of Alaska, with isolated to scattered thundertorms likely. However, widespread smoke will continue to impact weather forecasts, especially north of the Alaska Range. Lingering dry and breezy conditions are likely across portions central and southern portions of the Great Basin, and scattered to numerous monsoonal thunderstorms are expected across eastern Arizona, the Colorado Rockies, and much of New Mexico into the Trans Pecos. Hot temperatures will spread across the southern and central Plains into the Midwest and Southeast, with relative humidity likely dropping below 30% across the southern and central Plains into Texas and possibly the Ozarks. Scattered thunderstorms will continue across the Southeast, with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms expected from southwest Montana through portions of the Midwest and into the Mid- Atlantic.