Heavy rain laced with strong thunderstorms were forecast for the Southeast, gradually moving into the mid-Atlantic and eventually out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Some morning precipitation also was to make its way through New England. Dry conditions will then grip the Northeast in the afternoon and evening thanks to a developing high pressure system.
A low pressure system was streaming inland from the Pacific and triggering rain and some snow showers as far inland as the Intermountain West. Another blast of Pacific moisture will slam into the Northwest coast in the evening and into Sunday.
The middle portion of the country will once again remain dry. This lack of active weather will end Sunday as a low pressure system makes its way into the Plains.
Temperatures in the Northeast will rise into the 40s and 50s, while the Southeast will see the mercury in the 70s and 80s. The Plains will rise into the 60s, 70s and 80s, while the Northwest will see temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states on Friday ranged from a low of -4 degrees at Yellowstone, Wyo., to a high of 96 degrees at McAllen, Texas.
