Weather

A rather wet pattern nearly nationwide

For the remainder of Friday, Eastern showers (locally totaling an inch or more in the southern Mid-Atlantic region) will provide local relief from short-term dryness, while a Pacific storm moving ashore will result in rain and high-elevation snow in northern California and the Northwest. During the weekend, locally heavy precipitation will develop across southern Texas and spread eastward across the nation’s northern tier. As precipitation shifts eastward, markedly cooler air will overspread the northern and western U.S. Early next week, a new round of Pacific storminess will arrive across the western U.S., mainly from the Great Basin northward. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 2 inches across the North, except for locally higher amounts in the northern Rockies and northern Intermountain West. In contrast, mostly dry weather will prevail from southern California to the southern High Plains.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- to below-normal temperatures throughout the northern and western U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will be limited to the nation’s southeastern quadrant. Meanwhile, a rather wet pattern can be expected nearly nationwide, with drier-than-normal conditions mostly confined to New England and the lower Southeast.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook