Precipitation along the northern Atlantic Coast will end later Friday, ushering in an extended period of mostly dry weather nearly nationwide.

A notable exception will be weekend rain and snow showers, associated with a cold front, in the Great Lakes and Northeastern States. A few showers will also affect southern Florida and the Pacific Northwest, but the remainder of the country, from California to the Mississippi Valley and into much of the Southeast, will remain dry during the next 5 days.

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