Showers associated with a cold front will march eastward from the eastern and southern Plains into the Midwest.  Cooler air trailing the front will bring an end to record-setting warmth that has been affecting much of the nation’s mid-section.  Around mid-week, briefly heavy rain will fall from the southeastern Plains into the mid-South, where event totals could reach 2 to 4 inches or more.  Most other areas across the central and eastern U.S. will receive only fleeting showers, although late-week rainfall could reach 1 to 2 inches from the lower Great Lakes region into New England. 

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