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A stormy pattern ahead

Locally heavy showers will continue for the remainder of Thursday across the lower Southeast, followed by a return to dry weather. Meanwhile, three Pacific storms will arrive along the West Coast during the next 5 days, with each system moving ashore farther south than the previous one. As a result, 5-day precipitation totals could reach 4 to 8 inches in northern California and the Pacific Northwest, while widespread 1- to 3-inch amounts (in the form of heavy snow) can be expected across the Rockies and higher elevations of the Southwest and Intermountain West. The first two Western storms will have only minor impacts east of the Rockies, but the third system will emerge across the central Plains early next week as a formidable winter storm. By early next week, wind-driven snow will be a major concern from the central Plains into the upper Midwest, while showers and thunderstorms will spread eastward from the lower and middle Mississippi Valley. Sharply colder weather will trail the third storm system into the western and central U.S.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the western and central U.S. Warmer-than-normal weather will be limited to the eastern U.S. and areas along the Pacific Coast. Meanwhile, above-normal precipitation across most of the country will contrast with drier-than-normal conditions from southern California to the Mississippi Delta.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

 

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