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An active pattern resumes across the eastern Corn Belt
A storm system near the central Gulf Coast will drift northeastward, reaching the Mid-Atlantic Coast on Saturday. Wintry precipitation (snow and freezing rain) may cause travel disruptions from western North Carolina to coastal New England, while rainfall could reach 1 to 3 inches along the Atlantic Seaboard. By early next week, a new storm will dive southeastward from the upper Mississippi Valley into the Mid-Atlantic States, generating widespread snow. Mostly dry weather will prevail elsewhere, except for light rain and snow showers in parts of the West early next week. Meanwhile, an overall mild pattern will be replaced by sharply colder conditions in the eastern U.S. Although no freezes are expected in Florida’s citrus belt, temperatures could drop below 40° next week in northern production areas. In addition, sub-zero temperatures should occur on January 27-28 as far south as Pennsylvania. In stark contrast, early-week temperatures could approach 70° as far north as Montana’s High Plains.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the Pacific Coast to the Plains, while colder-than-normal conditions east of the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in the Northwest and from the Mississippi River to the East Coast will contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across much of the Plains and Southwest.
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