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Wet weather Mississippi Valley, eastward
A significant rainfall event is underway across the nation’s mid-section due to the interaction between remnant tropical moisture and a cold front. From Arizona to Colorado, additional rainfall could reach 1 to 2 inches. However, the focus for heavy, late-week rainfall will continue to shift to parts of the Plains and Mid-South. A second cold front will swing through the South, East, and lower Midwest early next week, producing additional rainfall in some of the same areas. As a result, 5-day rainfall totals could reach 2 to 6 inches or more from the southeastern Plains into the Tennessee and lower Ohio Valleys. In contrast, little or no rain—accompanied by late-season warmth—will occur from California to the northern Plains.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions in the Northwest and east of the Mississippi River will contrast with below-normal precipitation from the Four Corners States to the central and southern Plains.
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