The Nation's Weather 10.25.09

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND (AP)

The Eastern US is likely to see better weather with clearing skies Sunday, but the extreme Northeast is expected to get light showers in the early morning hours.

High pressure will build in the Plains, which should bring a break in wet weather there. Expect mostly sunny skies with cool temperatures from the Great Lakes down the Mississippi Valley and into the Southeast.

The Northeast is predicted to see highs in the 50s, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys should return to the 60s, while the Gulf states remain in the 70s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms may persist over southern Florida as a cold front extends into the region from off the East Coast.

In the Plains, a low pressure system is predicted to move off the Rockies and push eastward throughout the day, bringing light and scattered showers to the Northern and Central Plains, with precipitation reaching the Midwest by evening. Expect rainfall totals less than a half of an inch in most areas, with highs remaining in the 50s in the North, while the Southern Plains should remain cool with highs in the 60s.

Out West, another trough is expected to push a cold front over the Pacific Northwest and trigger light and scattered showers. The rest of the West Coast should remain seasonable with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid-70s.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Saturday ranged from a low of 17 degrees at Crane Lake, Minn. to a high of 95 degrees at El Centro, Calif.