we are looking at record warmth east of the rockies. some of the temperatures we are going to be seeing across the midwest are up to 35 degrees above average. we are seeing improving conditions across new england. we have a storm system across the northeast. otherwise later on today we are seeing showers and thunderstorms. a lot of humidity and warmth along the coastline. to give you an idea of how warm it is take a look at the locations. coming up on thursday many locations see the warm temperatures well off to the north. that is allowing all of the warm air to flow on northward. as far as the participation we are not looking at a lot of that across the eastern half of the country. not really expecting anything from boston, new york city or even the city of memphis as far