Weather

A seasonally active pattern continues; temps to vary greatly across the Heartland

The primary U.S. weather-maker during the next 5 days will be a storm system traversing the nation’s northern tier, starting on Saturday in the Pacific Northwest and reaching Lake Superior by Monday night.    

A wave of low pressure along the storm’s trailing cold front will enhance precipitation across much of the eastern U.S. during the early to middle part of next week. 

Five-day rainfall totals should reach 2 to 4 inches or more from the central Gulf Coast to the southern Appalachians.  Snow with the system will initially be limited to the North, although parts of the Midwest and Northwest will experience accumulations next week, as colder air is drawn into the system. 

Elsewhere, mostly dry weather will prevail during the next 5 days from California to the central Plains and western Corn Belt.