Folks wishing for a break from extreme heat in the Northeast are in luck.

Much of the parched Northwest will remain quite hot and dry through the weekend, forecasters said.
The middle of the country, from Denver to Chicago, should stay mild and dry for the holiday weekend.
So, will the weather affect your Fourth of July celebrations?

Fortunately, for many folks, the answer will be no, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Domenica Davis.

There are some exceptions: Continued shower and thunderstorm chances will be found across the southern Rockies and Southeast through Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Scattered showers are also expected to linger throughout the Northeast early this weekend and could put a damper on early Independence Day celebrations, according to the weather service.

However, it isn’t expected to be an all-day rain: “We’re talking passing showers and thunderstorms,” Davis said.

In addition, forecasters said there is now good model agreement on clearing skies across the Mid-Atlantic states by Sunday, the weather service said.

As for temperatures, folks wishing for a break from extreme heat in the Northeast are in luck, AccuWeather said: A cooldown is on the way to start the holiday weekend.

In Texas, following a recent soggy stretch, “thankfully we have had somewhat of a break for the ground to dry out but we are reentering a wetter pattern,” Brian Kyle, lead forecaster at the weather service in Houston of the weekend weather forecast.

“Deeper gulf moisture will be moving into the area, along with daytime heating, will provide good chances of showers and storms each day,” Kyle said.

The weather service in Dallas said “showers and thunderstorms remain possible into the upcoming holiday weekend, but it isn’t expected to be a total washout.”

Much of the parched Northwest will remain quite hot and dry through the weekend, forecasters said.

While places like Seattle will see temperatures come down a little, interior Washington and Oregon will continue to experience temperatures in the triple digits. It won’t be quite as hot as this past record-breaking weekend, but temperatures will run at least 20 degrees above normal in some locations.