During the next few days, significant storminess will be confined to northern California and the Northwest. High-elevation snow will blanket the northern Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada, while valley locations will receive drought-easing rain.

Late in the week, a developing storm system over the nation’s mid-section will produce rain and snow from central sections of the Rockies and Plains into the Midwest.

Five-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 2 inches from the central Plains into the Great Lakes region.

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