Heavy rain and severe storms will move toward the Great Plains this weekend

Heavy rains will move toward the southern Great Plains and the central United States over the weekend, while the risk of severe weather persists in New Mexico and western Texas. At the same time, a strong cold front will cause temperatures to drop in parts of the Great Plains and the Midwest, according to the weather forecast valid from Saturday, Oct. 24, through Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.

The weather map shows two frontal systems close to each other over the western and central parts of the country. The first, associated with a cold front originating in the Pacific, currently extends across the Upper Great Plains and the desert Southwest.

As this system moves eastward, the risk of scattered heavy rain and some severe weather will gradually shift toward the southern and central Upper Great Plains over the next two days.

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A cold front will cause temperatures to drop

The second system, located over the northern Great Plains, will rapidly intensify as it moves northeast toward Hudson Bay. The associated cold front will extend across the Great Plains and become the dominant system during the second half of the weekend.

Areas in the northern Great Plains will begin to feel its effects this Friday. In addition, some snowfall may occur in central-western Montana.

By Sunday, the arrival of a high-pressure system behind the cold front will bring high temperatures that are 20 to 30 degrees lower than those expected this Friday.