A nearly stationary front draped across the South will remain the focus for showers and thunderstorms for the remainder of the week.

Five-day rainfall totals could reach 2 to 5 inches or more from the central and southern Plains eastward to the middle Atlantic Coast. In contrast, little or no rain will fall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest, accompanied by cooler-than-normal weather.

In fact, below-normal temperatures will prevail in most areas between the Rockies and Appalachians.

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