KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — An outstanding and broadly pleasant temperature pattern is set up across nearly the entire United States today Wednesday May 27, 2026, with the GFS 00Z temperature forecast valid at 4:00 PM showing comfortable 70s and 80s degree readings dominating from coast to coast despite scattered thunderstorms being forecasted across more than a dozen states throughout the day.
80s Dominate the Central and Southern United States From Dallas to St. Louis
The GFS temperature forecast map shows a warm and comfortable band of 80-degree readings stretching broadly across the central and southern United States at 4 PM today. St. Louis is forecast at 84 degrees, Dallas at 85 degrees, Minneapolis at 88 degrees, Fargo at 88 degrees, and Lubbock at 83 degrees, painting a picture of a broadly warm and inviting afternoon across the heart of the country.
New Orleans is sitting at 84 degrees, Charleston at 84 degrees, Atlanta at 82 degrees, and New York City at 82 degrees, confirming that the pleasant warmth extends from the Gulf Coast all the way up the Eastern Seaboard through the afternoon hours today.
Pacific Northwest and Mountain West Also Enjoying Comfortable 70s Today
Even the typically cooler Pacific Northwest is joining in on the pleasant temperature picture today. Seattle is forecast at 72 degrees, Portland at 73 degrees, Spokane at 70 degrees, and Boise at 72 degrees, placing the entire Pacific Northwest corridor firmly in the comfortable range for a late May Wednesday afternoon.
Salt Lake City is sitting at 80 degrees and Albuquerque at 82 degrees, keeping the Mountain West well within the warm and pleasant zone. The notable exception on the map is Denver at just 57 degrees and Chicago at 55 degrees, representing the coolest readings among major cities on today’s national temperature forecast.
Pleasant Pattern Expected to Stick Around for a While Across the Country
Beyond today’s snapshot, forecasters are noting that this enjoyable temperature pattern is expected to persist and stick around for a while across the United States, giving residents across most of the country an extended stretch of comfortable and inviting weather to look forward to heading into the Memorial Day holiday period and beyond.
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