Here's What’s Coming Next After Hurricane Matthew

Parts of the Eastern United States will be spending the next few days cleaning up the mess Hurricane Matthew left behind, especially the Southeast and southern mid-Atlantic.
Residents that evacuated will be returning home, and many may be wondering what the week ahead has in store while cleanup efforts are taking place.

Areas Hit Hard By Matthew: No Stormy Weather For Cleanup

While residents of the Southeast return home to Matthew's devastation, one piece of good news is that high pressure will dominate the region right through the week, meaning dry weather and no conditions that would inhibit cleanup efforts.

Series of Storms Headed For the West

As an upper-level ridge of high pressure (bulge in the jet stream) departs to the east, a cold front will move into the West by Wednesday night.
Therefore, after several days of dry weather, a stretch of wet and windy weather will impact the region late week into the weekend as a series of strong disturbances pushes through.
(MAPS: 7-Day Forecast Highs and Weather)

Rainfall Forecast

Several inches of rain are possible across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, northern California and northern Nevada. Some wet snow could also fall over the highest elevations of the Cascades and the northern Sierra Nevada.
Some of this rainfall has the potential to lead to flash flooding, particularly in urban and poor-drainage areas. The heaviest rain is expected to set up close to the coast, where over 5 inches of rain could fall by late Sunday.
Gusty winds will accompany the rain and mountain snow, especially along the coast and in the higher terrain.

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