Weather
A drier pattern ahead for the Heartland
A variety of precipitation will continue along a stalled frontal boundary in the nation’s mid-section. In the cold air north of the front, snow and sleet will fall on the southern High Plains, while sleet and freezing rain develop from northern Texas into western and central Iowa. Locally heavy rain is expected from central Texas into the northern Delta and middle Mississippi Valley, with 5-day rainfall totaling 2 to 8 inches. Farther east, lighter rain will accompany the cold front as it pushes through the lower Great Lakes region to the northern and central Atlantic Coast, while the Southeast will remain mostly warm and dry. Dry albeit cold weather will prevail over the west after recent beneficial snowfall. Early next week, moderate to heavy snow will overspread the western Corn Belt and north-central Plains, while a chilly rain falls over the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic States.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook depicts near- to above-normal temperatures over much of the U.S., with colder-than-normal conditions mainly confined to Texas and environs. Above-normal precipitation along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast States as well as the Pacific Northwest will contrast with drier-then-normal weather over the rest of the nation.
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