| South Regional Video  A frosty morning will lead to another cold day. Temperatures will remain below seasonal means in the Southeast, but rise to above-average levels in much of Oklahoma and Texas. Overall, highs will range from the 50s in eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia, North Carolina and northern South Carolina to 80s across western Texas. Ninety-nine percent of the South will remain dry, with just an outside chance of a stray shower or two here and there along the east coast of Florida and in far south Texas. A trend toward much warmer temperatures as the weekend approaches. Welcome news in the chilled eastern side of the region. Still no major rain expected for the drought areas. Keep conserving water! |
| Midwest Regional Video A weak low pressure area will scare up scattered light rain and snow showers around the Great Lakes Today, but it will be nothing heavy. Meanwhile, another disturbance may tickle a few rain or snow showers to life over parts of the Dakotas. High temperatures are expected to range from the 30s in northeast North Dakota, northern Minnesota and parts of far northern Michigan to the 70s in western Kansas. Most of the lower Midwest will see the mercury max out in the 50s and 60s. |
| West Regional Video Except for a scattering of showers from northern Washington state into far northwest Montana Today, the West will experience another rainless day. This will change in the Northwest, especially late tonight into the weekend as a series of storms will spin in from the Gulf of Alaska. This will kick the Northwest to the Rockies into a wetter at the lower elevations and snowier times for the mountains and ski resorts for the weekend into next week. Abundant sunshine is expected over the Great Basin, the Southwest, and central and southern Rockies. It record hot day for some areas on Wednesday, with Phoenix and Tucson setting record in the 90s. Las Vgeas topped out at a record 83 degrees, while even Redding in northern California set a record at 85. Temperatures will again be more akin to October than November with highs in the 40s in the northern Cascades and parts of the northern Rockies to 60s in the Great Basin and much of California. A gradual diminishing of the record heat in the Southwest will begin on Thursday, though highs will still be in the 80s and 90s. Coastal locations will actually be slightly cooler than seasonal averages, generally in the 50s or low 60s. |
| Northeast Regional Video Although a light rain or snow shower could pop up at a few spots in western New York state and northwest Pennsylvania Today, high pressure will keep the vast majority of the northeastern U.S. dry. Temperatures will be a bit chilly for early November with highs at most locations in the 30s and 40s. Much of Virginia, however, should reach the 50s. This weekend a coastal low will form and race toward the Maritimes. This will keep a northerly flow and breezy conditions in the region with temperatures staying below average into next week. |