Weather

A colder pattern across the Corn Belt

A strong winter storm currently centered over Kansas will produce blizzard conditions from the central Plains to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with a foot or more of snow possible from eastern Nebraska to the northern Great Lakes. South of the storm track, warm, humid, unstable air will lead to heavy rain and potentially severe thunderstorms from the Delta and Southeast into the Ohio Valley. By mid-week, heavy rain will reach the East Coast States while snow gradually subsides in the Midwest. In the storm’s wake, bitter cold will overspread the northern and central Plains, though winter crops will be covered by a fresh snowpack. After the cold snap, generally tranquil, milder weather will return to the Midwest and northern half of the Plains during the latter half of the week. Out west, another Pacific disturbance will bring rain and high elevation snow from northern California into the Northwest, while the Southwest remains dry.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the Northeast, Far West, and northern High Plains. Colder-than-normal conditions will prevail in most other areas, including the central and southern Plains, South, and Midwest. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the Pacific Coast to the southern half of the Mississippi Valley will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather along the Atlantic Seaboard and in the Great Lakes region.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

 

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