Weather

A warm, wet Midwestern Corn Belt pattern ahead

For the remainder of Thursday and early Friday, showers and thunderstorms will cross the Southeast. Farther north, a mix of rain and snow will spread from the lower Midwest into the southern Mid-Atlantic States. Later, a pair of storms will reach the Pacific Coast during the weekend. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 4 to 10 inches or more in parts of northern and central California and 2 to 4 inches in the Pacific Northwest. Generally light precipitation will fall across the remainder of the western U.S. By early next week, a complex weather system will begin to evolve across the nation’s mid-section, leading to widespread precipitation and possibly severe thunderstorms.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather from the Plains to the East Coast, while near- to below-normal temperatures will prevail in the West. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation will cover the entire country, with the greatest likelihood of wet weather expected in northern California, the Pacific Northwest, and the lower Mississippi Valley.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook