Weather
Heavy precipitation willimpactthe northern Pacific Coast. East of the Mississippi, showers will shift south as colder air moves into the Midwest and Northeast. Parts of the eastern U.S. may receive over an inch of precipitation, except northern New England and peninsular Florida. A winter storm is possible late this weekend into early next week along the mid- and northern Atlantic Coast. Dry conditions will dominate from the Rockies to the Mississippi through midweek. The NWS outlook for Feb. 25–Mar. 1 calls for near- to above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the south‑central and southwestern U.S. most likely to see unusual warmth.
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