Temperatures to rebound across the Heartland; a drier period ahead

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and from the middle and upper Mississippi Valley into the Northeast, while hotter-than-normal conditions will prevail across the Deep South and from California to the Plains. 

Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the Pacific Northwest and from the Great Lakes region into the Northeast.

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