Weather

More beneficial moisture ahead for the western U.S.

A series of Pacific storms will maintain unsettled weather across the western third of the nation, bringing much-needed rain and mountain snow to drought areas from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast States. Rain and snow associated with the lead disturbance will shift from the Four Corners into central and southern portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley before dissipating by week’s end. A second wave of low pressure will enhance rain and high-elevation snow over California and the western Great Basin, before it too dissipates. A third influx of Pacific moisture will produce heavy rain and mountain snow from the Northwest into the northern Rockies Friday into Saturday. Elsewhere, mostly dry weather will prevail, though a weak area of low pressure in the Gulf will bring rain and northern snow to the Southeast by week’s end.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- to above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across the lower Southeast. Meanwhile, above-normal precipitation along the Atlantic Seaboard and across the northern half of the U.S. will contrast with drier-than-normal weather from California to the Mississippi Delta.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook

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