Warm, humid, showery weather will linger into the weekend across the middle and southern Atlantic States, where additional rainfall could total 1 to 3 inches. Meanwhile, a slow-moving cold front will cross the central U.S. By early next week, the front—which currently extends southwestward from Montana—will be aligned from the Great Lakes States to the southern Plains.

Five-day rainfall totals, primarily in advance of the cold front, could total 2 to 4 inches in the upper Great Lakes region.

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