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Mid- Winter-type cold dominates the Heartland

An unusually harsh and widespread cold outbreak will continue to dominate the U.S. through week’s end. Sub-zero nighttime temperatures can be expected on the northern High Plains and environs at least until Sunday. The severe cold will continue to threaten emerging wheat in areas of the Plains where little or no snow cover exists. Only California and parts of the Southwest will escape the cold wave. During the next few days, precipitation will be confined to areas downwind of the Great Lakes and from Oregon and northern California eastward to the High Plains. During the weekend, however, a developing storm will bring some rain and snow to the South and East.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures from the Rockies to the East Coast, while warmer-than-normal weather will be limited to the Far West. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation across the central and southwestern U.S. will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in the Southeast, Northwest, northern California, and some areas from the lower Great Lakes region to New England.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

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