Weather

A wetter pattern for the Heartland

For the remainder of Tuesday, showers and thunderstorms will stretch from the interior Southeast into the Northeast. Meanwhile, rainfall associated with Hurricane Simon’s remnants will spread into the Southwest. During the second half of the week, the tropical moisture’s interaction with a cold front could lead to 2- to 4-inch rainfall totals from the southern half of the Plains to the central Appalachians. In contrast, little or no rain will fall from the Pacific Coast to the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, late-season warmth will dominate the South and West during the next several days.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures from the Pacific Northwest to the northern High Plains. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions across the majority of the U.S. will contrast with near- to below-normal rainfall from California and Oregon to the southern High Plains and the Rio Grande Valley.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook