(AP) -- Rain was expected across much of the nation Wednesday, with the heaviest precipitation predicted in the southern High Plains.
A stationary front was fueling showers and thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Meanwhile, in the Atlantic waters, a low pressure system moving northwest toward the Carolinas was pushing rain and winds onto the coast.
Farther west, another day of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms was possible from the Four Corners to the Central and Southern Plains. Heavier rainfall was likely in the southern High Plains.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms was forecast in the Northern Plains, while widely scattered storms were predicted for western Montana. Storm activity was likely to spread through the Dakotas in the afternoon.
Forecasts called for another hot and humid day in the South, with afternoon highs in the upper 80s and 90s. A few 100s could occur over central Texas and parts of the Desert Southwest. The cooler region will be over the Southern Rockies and High Plains, where highs are expected in the upper 60s to 70s.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from a low of 34 degrees at Wisdom, Montana, to a high of 113 degrees at Death Valley, California.