Looking ahead to the week, warmer temperatures are expected across the Plains, especially during the middle of the week as a ridge moves over the area. On Thursday, 60+ highs could be seen as far north as Nebraska.
While the ridge moves across the middle of the country, a trough will move across the East Coast region of the US. This will result in cold to frigid temperatures in the Northeast, with lows in the northernmost parts of new England reaching the single digits and possibly even the negatives in a few places Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
Most of the country will remain dry for the first half of the week. One notable exception is the Pacific Northwest. The coastal areas of Washington and Oregon are expected to see several inches of rainfall over the next few days. The map below shows the estimated rainfall amount between midday today and the end of the day Thursday.
