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A brief warming trend ahead for the Heartland
Looking ahead, a storm system currently centered over the Mid-South will drift northeastward, reaching eastern Canada by mid-week. Strong thunderstorms will remain a threat for the remainder of Monday across the lower Southeast. Additional precipitation associated with the storm will locally exceed an inch from the Ohio Valley into the Atlantic Coast States. Amounts may approach 3 inches in the Southeast due to thunderstorm activity. In the storm’s wake, precipitation will be mostly light and confined to the northern U.S. Meanwhile, a sudden warming trend in the West will quickly expand eastward, encompassing most of the nation by week’s end. Mid-week temperatures could briefly reach 80° as far north as the Dakotas. In addition, temperatures will frequently approach 100° in the Desert Southwest and occasionally exceed 90° across portions of the southern High Plains.
The 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures between the Rockies and Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the West and portions of the Atlantic Coast States. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation east of the Rockies will contrast with drier-than-normal weather in the West.
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