Weather

Dry weather and some sunshine are expected to linger Tuesday across much of New England. As a high-pressure system moves out to sea, a southern storm will begin to slowly advance north. Soaking rain will stretch from the lower part of the Middle Atlantic to the central Appalachians and much of the Ohio Valley. While the rain should not be heavy enough to cause new stream and river flooding, urban flooding may occur, especially in spots where winter debris has not yet been cleared from storm drains and catch basins. Showers and spotty thunderstorms will affect the Tennessee Valley and Southeast coast. Storms may be gusty in parts of southeastern Virginia and central and South Florida.

Dry air and sunshine will extend from the western Great Lakes to the southern Plains, between one storm to the east and another system producing rain and wet snow from parts of the central High Plains to the northern lower Plains. Dry air is projected to extend east along the upper Gulf Coast.

Much of the West can expect a sunny day, with building warmth. High pressure will strengthen over the interior West. Temperatures may challenge record highs in parts of the Northwest.

The observed tornado count is running below average so far this month. There have been no reported tornadoes in Oklahoma, because of a persistent northwest flow of cooler, drier and more stable air into Tornado Alley.