Patchy Areas Of Heavy Rain – National Weather Outlook For September 28, 2023

by | Sep 28, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

Stormy weather continues on Thursday across the Ohio Valley to the East Coast and down to the Gulf Coast. A system working across the Northern Plains brings storm chances from Montana to Minnesota. Meanwhile, a system approaching the Pacific Northwest will bring rain and mixed precipitation chances.

A few areas of heavy rain are possible for the second half of the week across the lower 48 – one in the Pacific Northwest, another in the Ohio Valley, and a third in parts of Florida. All these locations could see at least 1-3” of rain, with some heavier amounts expected.

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