The National Weather Service today reported that across the mid-section of the country rounds of heavy rain associated with clusters of thunderstorms can be expected today into Wednesday in large sections of the central to northern Plains in response to a mid- to upper-level system pushing out of the northern Rockies. From Wednesday into Thursday, a low-pressure system is forecast to become more consolidated over the north-central U.S. Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage especially on Wednesday across the central to northern Plains, with these showers and thunderstorms continuing into Thursday as the system will be moving slowly. “These rains will bring relief to areas of western Nebraska and southern South Dakota that are experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions,” said the NWS. Temperatures across the lower 48 states will be above average temperatures over the next few days in the last full week of summer.