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The Pacific Northwest region has been under near-constant bombardment by precipitation over the last couple of weeks. That continues on Friday before a drier trend develops for at least several days. The precipitation has been able to build up snowpack and reduce drought in the region quite significantly. Higher temperatures are flowing up through the Plains as arctic air continues to shift eastward through the country.
Arctic air through the weekend but a warmup next week and a hot and dry forecast in southern South America are the weather factors holding the market's attention Friday.
An upper-level impulse is meeting up with the arctic front moving through the Midsouth and is starting to produce wintry precipitation for the region. Some heavy snow and mixed precipitation will cause lots of hazards for those living there and then up through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast tonight into Friday. The system will continue to push the arctic front south to the Gulf of Mexico while the cold continues to produce some dangerous wind chills in the Plains and Midwest.
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Arctic air and a storm system along it for the Midsouth and dryness forecast in southern South America are the weather factors holding the market's attention Thursday.