1.   An extended dry spell depletes soil moisture to a very great depth, disrupting the capillary action that brings moisture up from the subsoil.

2.   An onshore flow will bring tropical moisture toward the Southeast coast encouraging clusters of clouds and thundershowers from the Carolina coast to Florida.

3.   An area of clouds will spread north from eastern Texas into the western Mississippi Valley as increasing southerly winds bring moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.

4.   A complex low pressure system in the Northern Rockies will bring moisture from the North Pacific into the mountains.

5.   A string of storms since the beginning of October has brought excess moisture to the wheat plants, triggering concern that the crop could see lower quality and yields.

6.   Also, forecasts for mild, wet weather in the Midwest next week will bring timely moisture for the key U.S. corn and soybean-growing region.

7.   Broken clouds and flurries will persist in northern New England where limited moisture is brought southwestward around low pressure over the Canadian Maritimes.

8.   Chilly showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in the northern Rockies and northwest Plains as winds from the east bring moisture to a jet stream disturbance.

9.   In the summer, winds from the south and southeast often bring moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean into the warm air over Georgia.

10.   Rain will be locally heavy from the Middle Atlantic coast to central New England as gusty winds from the southeast bring moisture from over the Atlantic Ocean.