1-5 PM RADAR LOOP: There is widespread rain from the Oklahoma panhandle to Wisconsin with developing strong to severe storms from Kansas City to the Gulf Coast, follow weather.gov for the latest forecast, watches and warnings this evening. | U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

12/11/2024 - 12 PM EST The latest NWS national radar mosaic shows a large swath of rain that stretches from Maine to Florida along and out ahead of a potent cold front. Embedded strong thunderstorms and heavy downpours can lead to localized flooding concerns this afternoon. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Next week's precipitation forecast shows relief is on the way for the Desert Southwest as the Monsoonal rain tapers off after Monday. Rainfall accumulations are also expected to remain low elswhere across the country as high pressure aloft builds and settles over the central US. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Here is an animation of the latest WPC rainfall forecasts for the nation for the next 7 days. The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a tropical wave in the western Gulf of Mexico for signs of tropical cyclone development. Moisture associated with this tropical system is forecast to move well inland from across the western Gulf coast, central Plains, the Midwest, Ohio Valley and eventually southern New England coast as the week progresses. More than 5 inches of rain can be expected al

A loop of the 7-day precipitation forecast depicts a wet & active pattern in some parched regions of the South. Some of the precipitation is courtesy of newly declared Tropical Storm Nestor this weekend & some is from a pair of systems next week. The Pacific Northwest can also expect a very wet 7 day stretch. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

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