Weather

Temps, weather vary greatly Nationwide

Across the Corn Belt, bitterly cold weather covers the upper Midwest, where Friday morning’s low temperatures ranged from 0 to -20°.  Cold, breezy weather prevails across the remainder of the Corn Belt, with snow showers confined to the upper Great Lakes region.

On the Plains, frigid conditions continue to grip much of Montana and the Dakotas. Friday morning’s low temperatures plunged below -30° in portions of western North Dakota. Markedly warmer weather prevails in central and southern Texas, where Friday’s high temperatures will top 80°. Elsewhere, widespread wintry precipitation (snow, sleet, and freezing rain) stretches from Montana to northern Oklahoma.

In the South, unusual warmth prevails in the Gulf and Atlantic Coast States. Meanwhile, cooler, breezy conditions are spreading across the mid-South, in the wake of a cold front’s passage. Extensive lowland flooding persists in the mid-South, with moderate flooding occurring along Arkansas’ White River.

In the West, heavy precipitation has largely ended, but widespread showers continue to spread inland across northern and central California and the Pacific Northwest. Deep snow continues to plague portions of the interior Northwest, where the current snow depth in Spokane, Washington, stands at 17 inches. Meanwhile in California, local flash flood and debris-flow recovery efforts are underway.