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Weather Summary

As of 7:41 a.m. Central, Fri., May. 24, 2013

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Northeast - Early April or even late March feel to the air as temperatures hold 15-25 degrees below average. - Showers and a few thunderstorms will prevail across the region. - Today's highs will only reach the upper 40s/low 50s from eastern eastern New York to Maine. - Highs in the 50s and 60s Upper Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic regions. - The holiday weekend will feature continued much below average temperatures with soggy weather from New England to eastern NY/PA and NJ. - Areas of moderate to heavy rainfall over parts of New England could lead to localized flooding this weekend. - Some of the highest elevations of eastern New York and western New England could even see some snowflakes this weekend.

South - Bright sunshine to end the week for much of the region. - An isolated afternoon thundershower across parts of southeastern Florida this afternoon/evening. - Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of west Texas. - Highs will be in the cool 60s for parts of Kentucky and the high elevations of Tennessee and North Carolina. Highs in the very-comfy-for-this time-of-year 70s for northern Mississippi across Alabama and Georgia and the Carolinas. - Highs will be mostly in the 80s Southern Plains to the Southeast. - 90s will be confined to deep south Texas. - Some great holiday weekend weather ahead for most locations with cool to mild nights and mild to warm (not hot) days with low humidity.

Midwest - Much of the Midwest and Great Lakes regions will dry out for week's-end. - Scattered showers and thunderstorms from the Dakotas down to Oklahoma. - A few storms could be locally strong to severe across parts of southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with an isolated tornado possible. - Highs will be in the 50s and 60s from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley. - Highs in the 70s in the Mississippi and Missouri Valley areas. - The High Plains will see the mercury reach the 80s Friday. - Warming trend will commence through the holiday weekend with showers and scattered thunderstorms on the increase.

West - Most of the northwestern U.S. will remain unsettled through the weekend but temperatures will begin to moderate. - Snow showers will continue early today in the higher elevations of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. - A stray thunderstorm could pop up over eastern Colorado and New Mexico this afternoon or evening. - The showery Northwest will see highs in the 60s and 70s. Some mountains will hold in the 40s and 50s. - Highs will reach the 70s to near 80 in eastern Montana and Wyoming. - Highs from north California to Colorado should be mostly in the 70s and 80s. - Highs in the Southwest ranging from the 60s and 70s at the coast to the 90s in the deserts. - Scattered showers and storms remain in the forecast through the weekend from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies and High Plains. - Dry conditions will prevail from California to the southern Rockies.