Temps to vary along with a brief spell of drier weather ahead for the Heartland

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

Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in much of California, the Great Basin, and the Northwest.

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