Weather

Seasonal temps, more rain ahead for much of the Corn Belt

A low-pressure system currently crossing Michigan will reach the Mid-Atlantic coast on Friday. Rainfall along the storm’s path could reach 1 to 3 inches. Showers will also linger across the lower Southeast, including Florida, where totals of 1 to 2 inches can be expected. During the weekend and early next week, showers associated with a cold front will sweep across the northern Plains and the Midwest, trailed by cooler weather. Farther south, however, heat will persist across the central and southern Plains and develop across the Southwest. Starting during the weekend, temperatures could reach or exceed 120° in parts of the Desert Southwest.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- to below-normal temperatures in much of the eastern half of the U.S., while hotter-than-normal conditions will prevail across the West and lower Southeast. Meanwhile, near to below-normal rainfall across most of the country will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather along the Atlantic Seaboard, in the western Gulf Coast region, and from the central Plains into the Great Lakes and Northeastern States.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook