Weather

A warm pattern to linger across the Heartland

During the next few days, a pair of cold fronts will cross the western and central U.S. Widespread showers will precede and accompany the fronts, while cooler air will continue to progress eastward. By week’s end, lingering warmth will be confined to the southern and eastern U.S. However, warmth will return to the Pacific Coast States during the weekend. Mid-week showers in the western U.S. will gradually shift by late in the week to the southern Plains, mid-South, and Midwest. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 2 inches in the Pacific Northwest, northern Intermountain West, and from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes region. Significant rain can also be expected across Florida’s peninsula, where 5-day amounts could approach 4 inches.

Looking ahead, the 6-to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- to below-normal temperatures in the Northwest. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest and from southern sections of the Rockies and Plains into the Tennessee Valley and central Appalachians will contrast with near- to below-normal precipitation across the remainder of the country.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook