A moisture-laden weather pattern early next week precedes a push of much colder air

A moisture-laden weather pattern early next week precedes a push of much colder air

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures east of the Rockies, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the West. 

Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in most areas west of the Mississippi River should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the East,  as well as northern sections of the Rockies and High Plains.