- The region has a split personality today.

- Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the Southeast and Florida.

- Dry conditions are expected from the lower Mississippi Valley through the southern Plains and Texas.

- Some storms in the Southeast and Florida may contain hail, strong wind gusts and torrential downpours.

- Localized flooding is possible from the heavy downpours.

- Windy conditions in western Texas and western Oklahoma contribute to high fire danger levels today and Friday.

- Highs will be mainly in the 80s and lower 90s, although 70s are possible in northern and eastern North Carolina.