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RFD-TV Weather Forecast - Thursday, February 12, 2026

Storm systems will move across the western U.S. this weekend, reaching the south‑central states by Saturday before tracking east and crossing the southern Atlantic Coast on Monday. East of the Rockies, the storm will bring mostly rain, totaling 1 to 2 inches or more from the southeastern Plains to the southern Atlantic Coast. Another Pacific system will reach California on Sunday, spreading rain and snow across much of the West early next week.

The NWS outlook for February 17–21 indicates below‑normal temperatures in the Far West and warmer‑than‑normal conditions from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. Below‑normal precipitation is expected from Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast, with wetter‑than‑normal weather across the northern U.S. and the West.

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