Weather
A milder, but more active pattern for the Heartland
In the wake of a departing nor’easter, cold air will continue to overspread the Southeast. As a result, Freeze Warnings are in effect for Wednesday and Thursday mornings for large sections of Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Southeastern fruit crops, winter wheat, and other sensitive vegetation that has been developing as much as 2 to 4 weeks ahead of schedule will be at a significantly enhanced risk of freeze injury during the upcoming cold snap. Farther north, wintry precipitation will largely end by mid-week across the Northeast, although cold, windy weather will linger through Thursday. Toward week’s end, a disturbance crossing the nation’s northern tier will produce some additional rain and snow in the Great Lakes and Northeastern States. Meanwhile, dry weather will prevail through week’s end from central and southern California to the central and southern Plains, accompanied by an eastward expansion of above-normal temperatures. By Thursday, temperatures could approach 85° on the central High Plains. Elsewhere, Northwestern showers will continue, with 5-day totals of 4 to 6 inches in the Pacific Northwest and 2 to 4 inches in the northern Rockies contributing—along with melting snow—to possible flooding.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for colder-than-normal conditions in the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across most of the country, including California, will contrast with drier-than-normal weather along the Atlantic Seaboard and the Gulf Coast.
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