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A soggy, stormy Tuesday is expected across the eastern third of the nation, with another round of potentially severe storms as well. Meanwhile, winter-like weather continues out in the West, with snow showers expected.
The same low-pressure system that brought severe storms to the Plains on Monday will drift farther north across the northern Plains; however, its influence will be far-reaching. A cold front associated with the system will extend from the northern Plains down into the southern Plains. As a result, showers and thunderstorms will be common out ahead of the front throughout the Mississippi Valley and northern Plains. There may be multiple rounds of showers in the Mid to Upper Mississippi Valley, with a round of storms in the morning and then again in the afternoon and evening.
Further east, a warm front will be lifting northwards across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes throughout the day, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the region, with the greatest chance coming in the afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may be severe, producing gusty winds, large hail, and even a few tornadoes.
Scattered thunderstorms will also be possible across the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic during the afternoon and evening, though storm coverage and severity will be lower than in the Ohio Valley.
Out in the Western U.S., the weather gets much more wintry. That same low-pressure system over the northern Plains will help funnel cold air down through the Rockies, allowing for scattered snow showers to develop across the Rockies, with some rain mixed in, especially at lower elevations. Storm coverage will be widespread in the morning but become more concentrated in the northern Rockies by the afternoon.
The Pacific Northwest is in a similar boat, with scattered rain and snow showers throughout the day, though the snow will mainly be confined to higher elevations in the Cascades.
Meanwhile, folks across the rest of the West Coast, Southwest, central and southern Plains, and most of the Southeast should be able to enjoy a quiet, dry day.
The coldest part of the country will continue to be the Rockies, as high temperatures hover between the 20s and 40s. The Great Basin, Pacific Northwest, and northern Plains will only get a tad warmer, with most spots seeing highs in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Temperatures in the 60s and 70s will be commonplace across the Great Lakes, Northeast, and the rest of the West Coast, while a wide swath of the nation sees 70s and 80s, including the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, Southeast, Deep South, central and southern Plains, and the Southwest. A few spots in the Southwest, southern Texas, and Florida could climb into the 90s as well!