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A wetter pattern ahead for the eastern Corn Belt

By week’s end, the coldest air of the season will invade the eastern half of the U.S. At the same time, cool air will arrive in the West, leaving a narrow ribbon of warmth across the nation’s mid-section. The Eastern cold snap will be short-lived, as temperatures will begin to rebound early next week. Showers in advance of the cold wave will be generally light and confined to the eastern U.S. A few totals in excess of an inch may occur in the middle and northern Atlantic States, while precipitation will change to snow from the Great Lakes region to the central Appalachians. Meanwhile, rain and snow showers will accompany the push of cool air into the western U.S.—except from southern California into the Southwest—with 1- to 3-inch totals possible during the next 5 days in the Pacific Northwest.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures in portions of the Atlantic Coast States. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from central and southern California to parts of the northern and central Plains will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in the Northwest and along and east of a line from Texas to Wisconsin.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

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