A weather pattern will feature frequent showers and thunderstorms along and east of a line from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes States. Rainfall could reach 2 to 4 inches or more along an axis stretching from central and eastern Texas into Wisconsin and Michigan.

Some thunderstorms will be accompanied by large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes. Scattered showers and storms are expected today, with possible late-day sunny breaks.

Rain will spread as far east as the Northeast and the central and southern Appalachians, while the southern Atlantic States will remain warm and mostly dry. Morning lows in the far north will be in the upper 20s, around freezing down the Wasatch front, and about 40 in St. George.

Periods of wet snow will affect the North, mainly from Montana to Maine. Total snowfall should be around 6-8 inches for the higher elevations of the Wasatch Front.

High pressure is expected to bring stable weather and dry conditions through the extended future after the current system exits. A solid system is moving through the state today, bringing a well-defined cold front with gusty weather and colder temperatures.