Weather

An active weather pattern gets underway

Precipitation will continue to spread eastward across the nation’s northern tier, while a strong spring storm will emerge from the Great Basin. By mid-week, a low-pressure system will reach the central Plains before drifting eastward and weakening. Severe thunderstorms could be a threat, especially on Tuesday, across the central and southern Plains. Potentially strong storms should spread into the lower and middle Mississippi Valley by midweek. Late in the week, a new storm may result in locally heavy rain in the south-central U.S. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 2 to 5 inches from the central and southern Plains into the lower Midwest. Warmth will prevail across the South, but most other areas of the U.S. will experience several days of near to below-normal temperatures.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures in the Southeast and Far West, while cooler-than-normal conditions will dominate the Midwest, Northeast, and central and southern sections of the Rockies and Plains. Meanwhile, above-normal precipitation across most of the country will contrast with drier-than-normal weather in California and across most of the nation’s northern tier from Montana to Maine.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook