This week's preciptation forecast highlights heavy rain soaking the South where 3 " may fall over the lower MS valley. Mid-week the Desert Southwest will also see moderate rain, helping relieve drought conditons. Late-week there's potential for heavy snow in the southern Rockies. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Here's the precipitation forecast for this week. Heavy rain in the Northeast could cause flash flooding over the next couple of days--see our excessive rainfall outlooks here: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/#page=ero. Other hotspots for rain include the Southwest, south-central U.S., and Midwest. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

Here’s the view inside the National Weather Service Romeoville Doppler radar and a look at its 28 ft. diameter antenna. It's huge! When you track storms on radar across the Chicago area, this is the Doppler antenna which scans area skies. My WGN crew and I had a chance to climb the 100 ft. tower for a look inside the huge radome you see outside the NWS Forecast Office in Romeoville. It was hot in there yesterday! The Forecast Office and the radome are adjacent to the beautiful Lewis University c

Latest Doppler radar loop shows rain moving from west to east quickly across SoCal with rates of less than 0.10"/hour. Light to moderate rain will continue this morning with showers becoming more scattered this afternoon. | US National Weather Service San Diego California