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 WPC weather foreacast charts for the next 7 days across the U.S. It appears that the West Coast will continue to be battered by high winds and heavy precipitation for the next few days into early next week as a series of powerful Pacific cyclones plow onshore! Meanwhile, an anomalous storm could bring widespread heavy rain and strong winds into the eastern U.S. early next week with wintry precipitation possible over northern New England. Check our latest Storm Summary at

Shown here is an animation of WPC forecast maps for the U.S. for the next 7 days. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the remnants of tropical depression 16-E are expected to taper off during the next few days from across the Desert Southwest into the central Plains. Up to a few inches of rain can be expected in the central Plains. Our attention will then shift to the East Coast where a low pressure center is forecast to form off the Carolina coast and continue to linger just off the mid-A