Temperatures are expected to be more summer-like across the South today, Friday, & Saturday. High temps will soar into the low 90s from portions of the Southern Plains to the Southeast coast. Red numbers indicate locations with high temp forecasts that tie or break daily records. The loop starts from Thurs to Sat. The dates are also listed in the loop on the top right as abbreviations. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

"It was like the end of the world." That is how an eyewitness described the extreme weather from Super Typhoon Ragasa (formerly #NandoPH) – the world's most powerful tropical typhoon this year – slamming into Taiwan’s remote Orchid Island on September 22, 2025. Footage captured showed massive waves crashing onto the shore of the small island, located 90 km off Taiwan's southeast coast. Tsai recounted how the storm’s force made it nearly impossible to walk upright. “It felt like it could blow you