Weather

Cooler, wetter days ahead for the Heartland

A weather pattern featuring Northwestern storminess and late-season warmth across the central and eastern U.S. will gradually break down. By week’s end, warmth will return to the western U.S., while lingering showers will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Farther east, showers and thunderstorms will develop around mid-week from the southeastern Plains into the lower Great Lakes region. During the remainder of the week, rain will spread across the remainder of the eastern one-third of the U.S. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches from the lower Great Lakes region into New England. Most other parts of the country, including the Plains, Southwest, and upper Midwest, will receive little or no precipitation.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- to above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across the Pacific Northwest and Florida’s peninsula. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation in the Pacific Coast States and across the nation’s northern tier will contrast with drier-than-normal weather across the remainder of the U.S.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook