Weather

A wetter pattern for much of the Corn Belt & Southeast

Record-setting warmth across the nation’s mid-section will briefly yield to cooler conditions. During the weekend, however, temperatures will rebound to significantly above-normal levels across the Plains and Southwest. Meanwhile, a developing storm across the nation’s mid-section will result in widespread rainfall and locally severe thunderstorms. The storm system will cross the mid-South on Friday and reach the Northeast a day later. Storm total rainfall could reach 1 to 2 inches or more from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Northeast. However, significant precipitation will largely bypass the Plains’ key winter wheat-production areas. Dry weather will also prevail during the next 5 days from central and southern California to the southern Rockies.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10- day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures across the Plains and the South, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the interior West and from the upper Great Lakes region to New England. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation from the Four Corners States to the High Plains will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in northern California, the Pacific Northwest, and most of the eastern half of the U.S.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook