Weather pattern update for the next several weeks

Plenty of heat across the eastern half of North America this week, but a major pattern change will take place next week, as a strong ridge of high pressure shifts into the Rockies, which will allow a series of cool fronts to sweep through the East.

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<strong>Extended outlook </strong>

Atmospheric signals are mixed and weak for this period, thus the confidence is low.

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