Weather

A stormy pattern for the Plains, Corn Belt

Showery weather in the West will continue to spread eastward, with a storm system expected to develop by Friday across the central and southern Plains. The storm will drift into the Midwest during the weekend and weaken, while a second system will arrive across the southern half of the Plains. Periods of showery weather will also continue across the West. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 2 to 5 inches in northern California and the Pacific Northwest, and 1 to 2 inches from the central Rockies into the lower Great Lakes region, and across the southeastern Plains and mid-South. Thunderstorms could be severe at times from the central and southern Plains into the South, while high-elevation snow can be expected in the West as far east as the central Rockies. Elsewhere, warmth will gradually return to the eastern half of the U.S., except for lingering cold weather in the Northeast.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer- and wetter-than-normal weather across the majority of the country. Below-normal temperatures will be limited to parts of New England and the Northwest, while below-normal precipitation will be confined to coastal California and Florida’s peninsula.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook