During the next few days, multiple disturbances will follow a west-to-east path across the country.

As a result, periodic showers and thunderstorms will affect several regions, including the Northwest, Plains, Midwest, mid-South, and mid-Atlantic. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more across the central and southern Plains and the lower Midwest.

Locally severe thunderstorms will accompany the active weather pattern.

In contrast, rain will largely bypass areas along the Canadian border, from northern Montana to Maine.

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