Occasional showers will continue for the next 5 days in several regions, including large sections of the Plains, Midwest, and Southeast.
Some of the heaviest rain—locally 2 to 4 inches or more—should fall across the lower Southeast, including Florida. Weekend thunderstorms could be heavy and locally severe in the Midwest, especially in Iowa and portions of neighboring states.
Interestingly, a band of mostly dry weather—stretching from the southeastern Plains into the Northeast—will prevail between the two areas of storminess. Meanwhile, hot weather—currently focused on the Plains and Southwest—will gradually expand, with above-normal temperatures returning across most of the country during the weekend or early next week. Cooler-than-normal conditions should prevail, however, across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. Elsewhere, hot, mostly dry weather will cover much of the western U.S. during the next 5 days.
