Weather

A wetter pattern ahead for the Plains, westward

Unusual, late-season warmth from the Pacific Coast to the northern Plains and upper Midwest will build eastward, gradually displacing previously cool conditions in the eastern Corn Belt. Cool conditions will linger, however, along the Atlantic Seaboard. By week’s end, cooler air will begin to spread inland across the West, while record-setting warmth will persist across the northern Plains and environs. Scattered showers will accompany the late-week push of cooler air into the West, but significant precipitation (locally 1 to 3 inches) will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Farther east, a late-season surge of moisture associated with the monsoon circulation could result in 1- to 2-inch rainfall totals from the Southwest to the central Plains, while heavy rain will develop along and near the southern Atlantic Coast. Elsewhere, mostly dry weather will prevail through week’s end from the Mid-South into the Midwest and Northeast.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather from the Plains to the East Coast, while near- to below-normal temperatures will cover much of the West. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from the middle and upper Mississippi Valley into the Northeast.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook