Regional weather forecasts predict heavy rain in Wisconsin and warm weekend conditions nationwide.

Weather forecasts point to a varied end of the week across the regions covered. In Wisconsin, heavy rain was expected overnight into Thursday, with 1 to 3 inches possible and isolated thunderstorms, followed by cooler, mostly dry weather and a pleasant weekend. The Pacific Northwest forecast called for drizzle and light rain into Friday, then warmer, sunnier weekend conditions; in West Virginia, clear, warming weather through Thursday was expected to give way to showers and cooler temperatures from Friday. New England forecasts also called for warming into Thursday and Friday, with clouds and a chance of showers returning over the weekend, while New Hampshire was expected to turn cooler after a Friday-evening front.
In Wisconsin, the heaviest rain was forecast near the Wisconsin-Illinois border, where forecasters warned that some locations could see ponding and rising rivers.
The Wisconsin forecast called for sunny, pleasant weather for the UW Homecoming Parade on Friday and dry conditions for Saturday’s Badger game against Michigan State, with only a chance of mostly light sprinkles later Saturday.
In the Pacific Northwest, morning low clouds and fog were expected each day, generally lifting and breaking by noon.
West Virginia was forecast to reach the low 80s Thursday before a low-pressure system and cold front brought showers and colder temperatures through the weekend.
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