Weather

A mild pattern nearly nationwide

Western storminess will gradually expand southward and farther inland. As a result, 5-day precipitation totals could reach 2 to 8 inches or more in northern and central California and 2 to 4 inches in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, additional precipitation could total an inch or more in the northern Corn Belt and 1 to 4 inches in drought-affected areas of the Northeast. In contrast, most other areas—from the Southwest into the Southeast—will remain warm and mostly dry through week’s end. In fact, lingering cool weather will be mostly limited to the Great Lakes and Northeastern States, where some wet snow can be expected.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for below-normal temperatures in California and the western Great Basin. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal conditions in the Southwest, as well as the South, East, and lower Midwest, will contrast with above-normal precipitation from northern and central California and the Pacific Northwest eastward across the Plains and upper Midwest.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook