Weather
Above-normal temperatures will dominate nationwide, except for lingering cold from the Great Lakes to the Northeast. Early-week disturbances across the northern U.S. and southern Canada will bring light precipitation. California will see its first significant rainfall in a month on Tuesday and Wednesday, with 1–3 inches possible in the Sierra Nevada; the rest of the West will receive mostly light amounts. Little precipitation is expected in the central and eastern U.S. until late week, when the California system strengthens over the South, spreading showers from the southern Rockies to the Southeast by Friday. The NWS outlook for mid-February indicates a strong likelihood of near or above-normal temperatures and precipitation nationwide.
Weather News
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