Weather
A change in weather ahead for the Heartland
Another major surge of rain and high-elevation snow will arrive across the Northwest during the weekend. Additional precipitation could reach 4 to 12 inches from the Cascades westward, leading to local flooding. Also during the weekend, rain will develop in the vicinity of a cold front stretching from the upper Great Lakes region to Texas. The rain will gradually advance eastward, leading to 5-day rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches across much of the eastern half of the U.S. In contrast, dry weather will prevail across the High Plains and the Southwest. Parts of southern California will continue to experience an elevated risk of wildfires. By early next week, a pattern change will result in sharply cooler conditions from the Mississippi Valley eastward.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather should prevail in the Northeast and from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains. Meanwhile, near- to below-normal precipitation across most of the country will contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in New England.
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