ALT A NOAA 6-10 Day Precipitation Outlook map valid for November 10–14, 2026, illustrates precipitation probability trends across the United States. Above-normal precipitation is favored along the western and southern contiguous United States and much of Alaska. In contrast, below-normal precipitation dominates the Northern Plains, Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and parts of Hawaii.

ALT A NOAA 6-10 Day Temperature Outlook map valid for November 10–14, 2026, projecting a high probability of above-normal temperatures across nearly the entire contiguous United States. The warmest probabilities dominate the central and northern states, while near-normal temperatures are limited to northern New England, coastal Florida, and western Alaska.

ALT write alt text for this MRCC graphic highlighting October temperature statistics for six Midwestern cities. St. Louis averaged 65.9°F, its third-warmest October on record; Paducah, Kentucky, averaged 65°F, ranking fourth; Columbia, Missouri, averaged 64.9°F, ranking fourth; Des Moines averaged 61.7°F, ranking third; Waterloo, Iowa, averaged 58.6°F, ranking third; and Minneapolis averaged 57.8°F, ranking third. Historical temperature records extend back to the 1800s.

ALT High pressure will drift east as a low pressure system moves east. This will bring widespread rainfall to the Ohio Valley by the middle of next week.

ALT Days without observed precip. maps, no measurable precipitation for everywher ein turquoise.

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ALT A U.S. Drought Monitor map valid October 20, 2026, highlights conditions across Midwestern states. Northern Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin are experiencing the most intense drought while moderate drought covers large parts of Minnesota, Illinois, and Kentucky.

ALT This map displays the 60-day percent of normal precipitation across the central United States, valid as of October 17, 2026. Below-normal precipitation conditions stretch across parts of the Upper and Lower Midwest. Above-normal precipitation stretches across central areas of the Midwest, especially Iowa.

ALT Something different for today's Weather Story. This slide displays a table of data in various shades of light blue, under the title in big white letters stating, Recent Indianapolis Records, with subtitle in lemon yellow of much smaller font, Daily Records Tied or Broken at Indianapolis Since June 1st. The five columns of the table are Date, Record Type, New value, Old value, and Year of old record, while each row represents a new record. There are nine records, seven of which are record high minimum temperatures: first, July 3, 77, tied minimum for the date in 1911; then September 2, 3 and 4 which were 75, 75, and 77, respectively, passing old records of 74 from 1937, 1913, and 1884. September 16's was 75, breaking 74 from 1931. October 13 and 14 both had record high minimums of 66, breaking 64 from 1879 and tying 2021, respectively. Then two of the nine records were regular record highs (maximums) of 87 and 88 on October 12 and 13, surpassing 86 from both 1879 and 1975.

ALT Vegetation Impact Program Freeze Guidance Susceptibility as of 10/19

ALT Average first fall freeze date for Muscatine County, Iowa is October 16

ALT Average first fall freeze date for Dane County, Wisconsin is October 11

ALT Average first fall freeze date for Dakota County, Minnesota in the Twin Cities area is October 8