A cold front — which temporarily stalled over the nation’s mid-section — will resume its eastward track during the remainder of Friday, triggering moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms from the central and eastern Corn Belt into the Northeast. However, rain will diminish to the south, with light showers in the Mid-Atlantic region giving way to a dry frontal passage in the Southeast.

Behind the front, a broad expanse of high pressure will usher dry, chilly weather over the eastern U.S.

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