A storm system traversing the south-central U.S. will intensify late in the week over the Gulf of Mexico. Mixed precipitation, cold rain and wet snow, will linger into Friday across the central and southern High Plains. Subsequently, the low-pressure system will move northward along the Atlantic Coast, delivering rainy, windy weather across the eastern U.S. Some of the heaviest rain—locally to 2 to 6 inches or more—should fall across the lower Southeast, including Florida. In contrast, only light precipitation will fall during the next 5 days in the Midwest, while completely dry weather should prevail across much of the northern Plains, Great Basin, and Intermountain West.
