A storm will spread a bit of rain over the central Plains on Friday, but earlynext week, a more potent storm will target the nation's midsection.Friday's storm will follow a relatively quiet Thursday across the nation'smidsection. The southern Plains will warm nicely under sunshine. On the otherhand, a lack of wind will keep stubborn low clouds and fog over the northernPlains.
Rain will develop across the central Plains on Friday as the storm emerges fromthe Rockies. The rain will not be extremely heavy but will slow travel bywetting roadways.
As the storm heads into the Midwest on Saturday, the next storm to impact thenation's midsection will dive into Southern California.
This storm will prove to be the strongest of the two. More substantial rainwill likely develop over the central Plains later Sunday into Monday. Wet snowwill fall along the rain's northern fringe, while thunderstorms rumble over thesouthern Plains. AccuWeather.com will be monitoring the possibility for a fewof these thunderstorms to turn strong.
Be sure to keep checking back with AccuWeather.com as more details of thisstorm become clearer.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski
