Up Now, Down Later for North America Temperatures
A warmup is spreading across much of North America this week, but it will not last long. Next week, we should see colder weather moving back through more of the continent.
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A warmup is spreading across much of North America this week, but it will not last long. Next week, we should see colder weather moving back through more of the continent.
An arctic trough over the Eastern U.S. is providing for some below-normal temperatures in many places east of the Rockies on Monday, but it is also dry outside of lake-effect snow around the Great Lakes. A warmup is starting in the High Plains on Monday but will spread throughout much of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday, lasting through the rest of the week.
A warmup across the United States and showers returning to southern South America with dryness in northern areas are the weather factors holding the market's attention on Monday.
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.