- Fourth of July will be either hot or wet for two regions of country
- Extreme heat will continue in Southwest, but rain will drench Southeast
- The Statue of Liberty and Coney Island reopen after Superstorm Sandy
- Arizona's massive wildfire could get rain, but also wind gusts and lightning
(CNN) -- It'll be firecracker hot in the Southwest on the Fourth of July, but if you live in the Southeast, Ohio River Valley and large sections of the Eastern Seaboard, expect rain to pour on your parade.
Triple-digit temperatures will be the norm across large chunks of California, Nevada and Arizona, as they have been since the weekend. The forecast cools into the 90s by Saturday.
On the other hand, Independence Day picnics will be extra soggy from the Florida panhandle to southern Ohio, with flood watches covering an area some 800 miles long and 300 miles wide.
Smoke from the Yarnell Hill Fire is visible from a distance on a road to Yarnell, Arizona, on Monday, July 1. The wildfire started Friday, June 28, near Yarnell, apparently because of lightning strikes. Extreme heat is hindering efforts to stop the fire, which has scorched more than 8,400 acres. Nineteen firefighters were killed on Sunday, June 30, battling the blaze. 
Local firefighters embrace July 1 at a Prescott, Arizona, memorial service for the 19 firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire, northwest of Phoenix. 
A couple embraces during the Prescott memorial service for the fallen fighters on July 1. The elite team members' deaths on Sunday, June 30, marked the deadliest day for firefighters since the 9/11 attacks. 
Members of the community give a standing ovation as local firefighters arrive at the July 1 memorial service at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott. 
Toby Schultz lays flowers on July 1 at the fence of the fire station in Prescott, Arizona, the home base of 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. 
Flowers hang on the fence outside the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew fire station on July 1. 
Homes burn on Sunday, June 30, in Glenn Ilah, Arizona, near Yarnell. 
A home burns in Yarnell, Arizona, on Sunday, June 30. 
Prescott, Arizona, Fire Chief Dan Fraijo gives a news conference in Prescott confirming that 19 firefighters died while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30. 
A wildfire destroys homes in the Glenn Ilah area near Yarnell on June 30. 
A wildfire burns homes near Yarnell on June 30. 
Tanker 910 makes a retardant drop on the Yarnell Hill Fire to help protect the Double Bar A Ranch near Peeples Valley on June 30. 
Firefighters move away from the Yarnell Hill Fire, near the town of Yarnell on June 30. 
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Photos: Arizona wildfire 
Western U.S. withers In heat wave While dozens of communities across the country canceled or cut back on their celebrations, others will soldier on -- undeterred by nature's temper tantrum.
Avoiding heat stroke It is, after all, Independence Day. And we're not about to let anyone dictate what we can or cannot do.
Fourth of July Celebrations
Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race, the world's largest 10K running event, will go on, although organizers did warn that "condtions are less than ideal."
About 60,000 people are expected to take part. So will the rain. The forecast calls for a 100% chance of showers.
In New York, the Statue of Liberty reopens for first time since it sustained significant damage during Superstorm Sandy in November.
A few miles away at Coney Island, thoughts will turn to hot dogs, lots of them. Thursday is the 98th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest.
For the famed Brooklyn community, the holiday will signal that the home of the famous boardwalk is back on its feet nearly nine months after Sandy devastated many of its businesses.
As temperatures sizzle, fireworks even more risky
Relief and trouble in Arizona
It'll be a more solemn affair in the Southwest, where the extreme heat continues to wreak havoc for firefighters trying to stop Arizona's Yarnell Hill wildfire. The fire, which claimed the lives of 19 firefighters this week, has scorched more than 8,400 acres, about 13 square miles of land.
By late Wednesday, the fire was 45% contained. Officials estimated the blaze might not be contained until July 12.
Forecasters say there's a 30% chance of rain, which could help firefighters' efforts, but lightning and winds from the storm could also spark and fan more flames.
CNN's Tina Burnside and Michael Martinez contributed to this report.
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