After days of near-record midsummer warmth, a sweeping cold front will bring classic October weather and long-awaited rain to much of the eastern US. Temperatures that soared into the 80s across parts of the Midwest and Northeast will tumble by as much as 20 degrees when the front moves through

A developing storm will probably be blown out to sea by a separate storm near the East Coast, which could bring significant rain, wind and wave-related impacts, particularly to the coastal Carolinas and Virginia.

While there may be no immediate snow threat in the Capital Region now, snow is falling in another part of the world, and it could have implications for winter weather in the Northeast.

High pressure over the eastern half of the United States will cause the recent lack of precipitation to continue. In the Midwest, this dryness will be accompanied by near-record warmth.

Missouri and Arkansas were beneficiaries of welcome rainfall in dry regions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

China will hold further military exercises from Monday along its northeast and eastern coast, the government said, the latest in a series of unusual back-to-back drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.