Late-season heat to persist across much of the Heartland; a drier weather pattern ahead

Late-season heat to persist across much of the Heartland; a drier weather pattern ahead

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Northeast and parts of the Desert Southwest. 

Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall across much of the central and eastern U.S. should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in New England, southern sections of Florida and Texas, and west of a line stretching from southeastern Arizona to the Dakotas.