Weather

A wet pattern centered on the Plains

Two slow-moving storms—one currently centered near the central Gulf Coast and the other over the West—will provide most of the nation’s precipitation during the next several days. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in the Southeast and Northwest. Most of the Southeastern rain should fall by Saturday, although showers may linger in the middle and northern Atlantic States into early next week. In the West, late-season snow can be expected in the southern Cascades and northern Sierra Nevada. Meanwhile across the Plains and western Corn Belt, where showers and thunderstorms will develop during the weekend, totals could locally reach 1 to 2 inches. In contrast, dry weather should prevail during the next 5 days in the Southwest. Starting early next week, temperatures will rebound to near- or above-normal levels across the central and eastern U.S.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover much of the West. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal rainfall across most of the country will contrast with drier-than-normal weather across Florida’s peninsula, the northern Atlantic States, and the Southwest.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

 

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