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A major weather pattern shift ahead
A weak system currently crossing the eastern Plains will move northeastward, but showers will develop during the weekend along the storm’s trailing cold front. Rain could become heavy across the lower Southeast, where totals could reach 1 to 3 inches, while the northern Atlantic region has the potential of experiencing snow by early next week. Colder weather will trail the storm, accompanied by snow showers, especially from the Midwest into the Northeast. Many other areas of the country will remain dry, but precipitation will continue in the Northwest. West of the Cascades, 5-day rainfall totals of 4 to 12 inches could cause river flooding. Elsewhere, record-setting warmth may affect the nation’s mid-section early next week.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures in the Southwest and along the Atlantic Seaboard, while colder-than-normal conditions will overspread the Plains, Northwest, and upper Midwest. Meanwhile, near- to above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in the Pacific Coast States and from the Desert Southwest to the southern High Plains.
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