Millions of Americans can expect below-average temperatures to persist across much of the United States next week, according to a temperature outlook map from the National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center, with the steepest variations from average expected in the Central U.S.

Why It Matters

The end of summer has brought contrasting weather across the U.S. A cold front ushered in below-average temperatures in many U.S. states this week, dropping temperatures as far as 30 degrees below average for parts of the Central and Southern Plains and sparking frost advisories in the Upper Midwest .

Meanwhile, abnormally high temperatures have hit the Pacific Northwest and parts of Alaska, prompting heat-related weather alerts.

What To Know

Some daily temperature records have

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