Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the Mississippi River eastward, while colder-than-normal conditions will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains.
Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across much of the nation’s southern tier, including Florida’s peninsula and an area stretching from southern California to the lower Rio Grande Valley, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the remainder of the U.S.