Weather

An active pattern ahead for the Heartland

A cold front will sweep into the South and East by October 13-14. However, showers will diminish in coverage and intensity as the front races southeastward. As a result, little or no rain will fall east of the Appalachians. Cold weather in the front’s wake will be short-lived, with above-normal temperatures returning to the Plains and Midwest by week’s end. The tail of the front will stall across the South, resulting in a few heavy showers from the southeastern Plains into the mid-South. Meanwhile, increasingly stormy weather will arrive in the West, with flooding possible in the Pacific Coast States as far south as northern California. Five-day precipitation totals of 5 to 15 inches could occur in the Pacific Northwest, leading to possible flooding. Significant precipitation will spread as far east as the northern Rockies.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- to above-normal temperatures and precipitation nationwide, except for colder-than-normal conditions in the Great Basin and northern Intermountain West, and drier-than-normal weather in the Southeast.

5-Day Precipitation Totals

NOAA’s 6- to 10- Day Outlook

NOAA’s 8- to 14- Day Outlook