The Nation's Weather 10.14.08

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Rain stretched from the Ohio Valley down to the southern Plains early Tuesday, while most of the East Coast was to stay mild. A storm took aim at the Pacific Northwest.

The Ohio Valley and the mid-Mississippi Valley will see mostly clouds and light rainfall, while parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas will have heavy rain and possibly some thunderstorms. Higher elevations across New Mexico can expect snow.

High pressure will build in behind the storms across the northern Plains and parts of the upper Midwest, keeping skies clear for most of the day.

A second cold front will push its way over the Pacific Northwest, producing rain across the region in the morning, with snow possible at higher elevations. Skies will partially clear later in the day as high pressure begins to move in behind the front.

The Northeast can expect mostly clear skies for the first half of the day before clouds begin to move in. Sunny skies will prevail across the Southeast. Warmer air will result in above average temperatures for all of the East Coast.

Warm temperatures also are expected from California to parts of Nevada and Arizona.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Monday ranged from a low of 8 degrees at Copper Mountain, Colo., to a high of 93 degrees at Alice, Texas.