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Very wet pattern for the Midwest, parts of the Plains
Showery weather in the Far West will expand eastward, with a significant spring storm expected to develop late in the week across the central and southern Plains. The storm will drift into the Midwest during the weekend and will be trailed by a second system across the central and southern Plains. As a result, 5-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 3 inches from the central Rockies into the lower Great Lakes region, as well as the mid-South. Significant precipitation can also be expected in northern and central California (2 to 6 inches); the Pacific Northwest (2 to 5 inches); and the Intermountain West (1 to 3 inches). In contrast, little or no precipitation should occur along the Atlantic Seaboard and on the southern High Plains. Elsewhere, a late-week cold snap will result in temperatures below 20° in the Northeast but should spare the Southeast from any additional freezes.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather across much of the central and eastern U.S., while near- to below-normal temperatures will be confined to New England and the Far West. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions across most of the country will contrast with near- to below-normal precipitation across the nation’s southern tier.
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