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Arctic Air for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic; Increase Moisture for Pacific Northwest; Active Pattern for Hawaii

An arctic cold front will impact the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Snow showers and squalls will accompany this system with increasing winds and falling temperatures. Damaging wind gusts may result in tree damage and power outages. Meanwhile, moisture returns for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii this weekend with both coverage and intensity of rainfall and higher elevation snows. Read More >

 

 

Key Messages:

  • Temperatures were well above normal and precipitation was well below normal for most places in September.
  • Both Duluth and Brainerd observed their warmest Septembers on record (by average temperature).
  • Drought conditions have expanded across the region due to the lack of rainfall.
  • Odds are highly tilted in favor of above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall through mid-October.
  • There are nearly equal chances for above, below, or around normal temperatures and odds are very slightly tilted in favor of above average precipitation for some parts of the region through December.

 
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