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A change in weather ahead for the Corn Belt
A period of mild, tranquil weather will be followed by the return of stormy conditions in several areas, starting in the Northwest. In fact, 5-day precipitation totals could exceed a foot in the Pacific Northwest, west of the Cascades. Late-week rain should spread as far south as fire-ravaged areas in northern California. Starting Friday, significant snow accumulations can be expected at higher elevations from the Cascades to the northern Rockies. Toward week’s end, rain will develop in the vicinity of a cold front stretching from the upper Great Lakes States southward to the western Gulf Coast region. Warm, dry weather will prevail, however, in the eastern U.S., except for lingering showers across Florida. Dry weather will also cover central and southern California and much of the Southwest.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures in the Northeast and from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains, while cooler-than-normal conditions can be expected from the Gulf Coast northward into the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal precipitation from the Mississippi Valley westward should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the East.
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