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Late-season warmth from the Plains, eastward
Hurricane Jose, currently centered less than 250 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, will drift northward and weaken. Nevertheless, winds to tropical storm force (39 mph or greater) and heavy rain should graze the coastal southern New England, starting later Tuesday. Meanwhile, potentially catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Maria is on a path that should take the core of the small but extremely intense storm over, or very near, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. Winds to hurricane force (74 mph or greater) can also be expected in the U.S. Virgin Islands, particularly on the southern island of St. Croix. On the U.S. mainland, cool air will gradually spread eastward, encompassing the northern Plains and all of the western U.S. by week’s end. Precipitation, initially limited to the Northwest, will become more focused late in the week across the nation’s mid-section. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 3 inches in the Northwest and from the southern Rockies into the upper Midwest.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the High Plains westward, except along the California coast. Late-season warmth should cover the eastern half of the U.S. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal rainfall in much of the East and Far West will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the nation’s mid-section, including the Plains, mid-South, and upper Midwest.
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