Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for a progressive weather pattern, with warmth shifting into the eastern half of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the northern High Plains and the West. There is the potential for a substantial late-October cold outbreak in the northwestern U.S.
Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across much of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in the Atlantic Coast States.
