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Beneficial moisture ahead for the central, southern Plains

For the remainder of Friday, locally heavy showers will maintain the threat of flooding from the Mississippi Delta into the Ohio Valley, where additional rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches can be expected. During the weekend, the focus for significant precipitation will shift into the Northwest, where totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in some areas. However, rain showers will only graze northern California. Snow will briefly fall across northern New England on Saturday. By early next week, rain will overspread the south-central U.S., including the southern Plains. Warm weather will continue to dominate much of the U.S., although somewhat cooler conditions will prevail across the eastern and south-central U.S. Across the northern and central Plains, the early-season warm spell should peak by March 15, when temperatures could approach 80° as far north as western and central South Dakota.

Looking ahead, the 6- to-10 day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the eastern half of the U.S. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in the Pacific Coast States and from the Midwest into much of the East will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the Rockies and portions of the Plains and Intermountain West.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

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