Weather
An active pattern for much of the Nation
Looking ahead, a nearly stationary system centered over the Ohio Valley will drift northward into the Great Lakes region during the weekend. The threat for heavy rain and local flooding will continue to subside in the Mid-Atlantic States, as rainfall intensity diminishes and precipitation shifts northward. During the next several days, dry weather will cover most other areas of the U.S. Exceptions will include Florida’s peninsula and parts of the West. In particular, 5-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 2 inches in the Pacific Northwest and from the Four Corners States to the northern Rockies. Elsewhere, much cooler air will overspread the West during the weekend and reach the High Plains early next week, while residents in the eastern U.S. will need to monitor the progress of Hurricane Matthew next week as the storm emerges from the Caribbean Sea.
The 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along the California coast and throughout the eastern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions can be expected across the northern High Plains and the Intermountain West. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across most of the country will contrast with drier-than-normal weather in the interior Southeast and from California to the southern High Plains.
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