The Nations Weather

Wet weather was expected to persist in the East on Monday, while the West Coast braced for another storm system and the North prepared for snow.

A low pressure system was forecast to move through the Great Lakes and create a strong front extending over New England and the Northeast and south along the East Coast.

Flow around the system was expected to pull warm, moist air from the South and trigger scattered showers along the leading edge. It also was forecast to pull cold air in from Canada and create cold and windy conditions over the Great Lakes and Northern Plains. Up to 2 inches of snow was expected over the Great Lakes with high temperatures in the teens.

Blizzard conditions may also move into the region from the High Plains with winds gusting up to 30 mph. Rain was expected over much of the Northeast with temperatures hovering above freezing. Between 1 inch and 2 inches of rain was expected over the region, with freezing rain and snow in the far north.

Rain was forecast to persist over the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf states, while energy from the Gulf was expected to feed the tail end of the front and create scattered showers and thunderstorms in the South. Some storms could turn severe with periods of heavy downpours and strong winds. Most of the region could see nearly an inch of rain.

In the West, another storm was forecast to move onshore and push a cold front through northern California, bringing another day of scattered showers with snow over the Sierra Nevadas. A half inch to an inch of rain was expected over northern California, while higher elevations could see between 2 inches and 4 inches of new snow.

On Sunday, temperatures in the Lower 48 states ranged from a low of negative 9 degrees at Grand Canyon, Ariz. to a high of 84 degrees at Plant City, Fla.