Dry and sunny weather will dominate the region over the next 5 - 7 days. The ridge may break down by late next weekend, opening the door to a back door cold front. We might see snow showers in about a week's time before dry weather resumes. Signs of a more active pattern are possible by the 3rd weekend of December.

The high-pressure ridge in the west should retreat late this week, with a cold front due for the PNW by Saturday. Moisture will favor Canada and the PNW this weekend and slowly drag into the Rockies, allowing decent totals behind the cold front. While precipitation is not significant in the Rockies, the cold front could bring a few upside surprises.

A cold airmass will remain over the East this week with frequent snow showers for the Great Lakes and New England. A more widespread snow event is also expected later in the week. The West will be quiet this week with dry conditions and warmer temperatures. Storms will impact Northern BC and Alaska but rain

Some fog and clouds on Sunday. Mostly sunny each day through the extended period. The next chance for a storm may not be until around mid-month.

The first couple weeks of December will feature dry and mostly sunny weather. The pattern might turn slightly cooler by the middle of December, but the odds are higher that we see dry weather stick around through the middle of December.

Thanks for reading this summer! For the rest of this week, a cold front moving across the Central Rockies will bring showers & t-storms to WY, CO, & NM Wed-Thu while the West Coast states will see a late-season heat wave. Next week, isolated to scattered showers & t-storms develop across the West with continued mild temps. Heading into mid-month, the PNW will trend wetter and cooler.