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More typical late-Summer heat ahead
Hurricane Lane should continue to gradually weaken while making its closest approach to the Hawaiian Islands over the remainder of Friday and early Saturday. The primary threats from Lane will be flash flooding, high winds, and damaging surf.
Meanwhile, rainfall associated with a pair of cold fronts will be most heavily concentrated across the North. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more in the northern Corn Belt. In contrast, little or no rain will fall in California, the Great Basin, and from Texas into the Mid-Atlantic States.
Elsewhere, late-summer heat will continue to build during the next several days across the Plains and Midwest.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures along and east of a line from Arizona to Minnesota, while cooler-than-normal conditions can be expected across California, the Great Basin, and the Northwest. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall across central and southern High Plains and the Southwest should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the Midwestern and Great Lakes States, as well as the Pacific Northwest and areas along the Gulf Coast.
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