A cold front currently stretching from Minnesota to Texas will slowly advance eastward and weaken.
Prior to weakening, however, the front could spark heavy showers (1 to 4 inches) and locally severe thunderstorms in the western Gulf Coast region. Later, the focus for storminess will shift to California, where weekend precipitation should become heavy. In contrast, little or no precipitation will fall during the next 5 days in the Southwest or the southern Atlantic States.
