The Nation's Weather 10.26.08

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Cold, Arctic air was to make its first push of the fall season into the northern portion of the country on Sunday. Snow was expected in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with cool rain showers forecast for east of Lake Michigan.

Meanwhile, precipitation was to mostly end in New England. But in Maine, significant rain was expected in the late morning.

The rest of the country was to remain dry.

In the West, seasonally high temperatures were expected for much of the Southwest and West Coast.

Temperatures were expected to be in the 50s and 60s in the Northeast; 70s in the Southeast; 30s and 40s in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; and 80s and some 90s in the Southwest.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Saturday ranged from 14 degrees at Boulder, Wyo., to 96 degrees at Newhall, Calif.