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A big change in weather on the Plains
Recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria continues across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although locally heavy showers, pockets of flash flooding, and widespread power outages are disrupting clean-up efforts. Meanwhile, a cold front continues to advance eastward across the Rockies and High Plains, forming a stark boundary between warm weather in the eastern half of the U.S. and chilly conditions in the West. During the weekend, precipitation will subside across the Intermountain West and develop along an axis stretching from the southern High Plains into the upper Midwest. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 2 to 5 inches from eastern New Mexico and western Texas into Minnesota. Early next week, warmth will return to the Pacific Coast States, while cool air will shift eastward across the Plains. Little or no rain will fall during the next 5 days across the eastern U.S.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across central and southern portions of the Rockies and Plains, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the Far West and the eastern one-third of the U.S. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall in the Southeast and from the Pacific Northwest into the upper Midwest should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions across New England and the south-central U.S.
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