Wet Out West

A parade of storm systems will move through the western half of the nation this week - bringing high mountain snow, valley rain, a lot of wind and even some strong to severe thunederstorms across the high plains.

Meanwhile much of the eastern half of the country will see a fairly quiet first start to the week with the exception of areas in and around the Great Lakes and south Florida - where some showers can't be ruled out.

There will be a lot of wind this week out west, especially along the coastline and across the central plains.

Several red flag warnings have been posted due to the increased fire danger risk.