An exceptionally stormy weather pattern ahead next week for the Heartland, centered in the northern Plains, upper Midwest

An exceptionally stormy weather pattern ahead next week for the Heartland, centered in the northern Plains, upper Midwest

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures from the Mississippi River to the East Coast, while colder-than-normal conditions will prevail from the Pacific Coast to the Plains. 

Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in Washington, northwestern Montana, and northern sections of Idaho and Oregon.

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