A cold front crossing the nation’s mid-section will stall and weaken by the middle of the week. Meanwhile, a disturbance will generate scattered showers across the Southeast. As a result, 5-day rainfall amounts should total 1 to 3 inches across the northern Plains and from the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast. In addition, much-needed rain (1 to 2 inches) should fall in the Northeast. In contrast, little or no rain will occur from the Pacific Coast to the southern half of the Plains.

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