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Weather
Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue across the northwestern US today, with snow expected in the higher elevations. However, portions of the east slopes of the Cascades and Columbia Basin will see little rainfall. Breezy southwesterly winds will develop across much of the central and western Great Basin ahead of the front, but recent rainfall will mitigate the conditions. Breezy, warm, and dry southerly winds will develop on much of the central and northern High Plains, as well. Dry conditions will persist on the Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes, with well above normal temperatures in the northern Plains and Great Lakes. A dry cold front will pass through the Northeast today, with breezy and dry northwest winds developing behind the front in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Carolinas due to moisture from Hurricane Imelda, with gusty northeast winds, high surf, and localized coastal flooding along the East Coast.
