1.   A cold heavy rain and strong winds will dominate the day across most of southern and central New England as low pressure moves steadily eastward from the Delaware Valley.

2.   A stripe of snow will fall over the northern Plains on Tuesday as a jet stream disturbance moves eastward from the Rockies.

3.   Occasional rain will fall in a swath from northern Illinois to southern New England as deep low pressure moves slowly eastward over the southern Great Lakes.

4.   Scattered mountain snow and valley showers will cover the interior West on Wednesday as a trough of low pressure moves eastward from the Pacific states.

5.   Tropical Storm Florence showed signs Thursday afternoon of making its promised eastward move in the Atlantic Ocean, prompting storm watches in Bermuda.