ENGLISH NYT1011weather U.S. REGIONS: WEST A strong cold front will push into the Northwest today. Temperatures will drop quickly behind the front. Precipitation will be limited, but a few showers will wet Washington and Idaho. Highs will range from the 50s in Washington to the 70s in Nevada to near 100 in the deserts of California. Fog will shroud the coast of California tonight; otherwise, a clear to partly cloudy sky will be the rule. Lows will range from the 30s to the lower 60s. A mix of clouds and sunshine Friday in the Northwest; there will be a good deal of sunshine elsewhere. Highs will range from the 50s in the north to the 90s in the deserts of Southern California. U.S. REGIONS: ROCKIES/PLAINS A strong cold front will move through western Montana today. Temperatures will plummet and winds will howl as the front passes. Ahead of the front, warm air will surge northward making for a summerlike day in the Plains. Highs today will range from the 50s in western Montana to the lower 80s in the western Dakotas. The cold front will push into the Dakotas tonight. Cold winds will blow in the northern Rockies. Lows tonight will range from the 20s in the northern Rockies to the 60s in eastern Nebraska. Showers will wet the eastern Dakotas and central Wyoming Friday. The southern Plains will be warm, while the Rockies will be cold and windy. Highs will range from 40 in Montana to the 80s in Kansas. U.S. REGIONS: SOUTHWEST Clouds and showers will push eastward away from Texas today. High pressure will provide sunshine and warmth across the rest of the region. Highs will range from the lower 70s in northern Texas to near 100 in the deserts of southwest Arizona. A clear sky will be the rule across the region tonight. Just a few clouds may linger in eastern Texas. Lows overnight will range from the upper 30s in the mountains of northern Arizona to the 60s in South Texas. A sunny and hot day is expected Friday. Highs will vary from near 70 in northern Arizona to the 90s in South Texas and Arizona. U.S. REGIONS: SOUTHEAST A stalled front stretching from Arkansas to southeast Georgia will be the focus for shower and thunderstorm activity today. Low pressure will cause steady rain in Tennessee and Kentucky. Tropical Depression Kyle will cause a few thunderstorms in Florida. Highs today will vary from the 60s in the north to near 90 in central Florida. Showers and a couple of thunderstorms will affect most of the region tonight. Arkansas should be dry. Lows tonight will range from near 60 in the north to the mid-70s in Florida. The focus for showers will be across Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas Friday. Kyle will be over Florida causing a few thunderstorms. Highs will vary from near 70 to the upper 80s. U.S. REGIONS: MIDWEST A few showers will wet parts of Wisconsin early today, but should dissipate as they move into drier air to the east. Clouds will shroud the Ohio Valley, while the rest of the region will have a partly sunny sky. Highs will range from the upper 50s in upper Michigan to the lower 70s in western Missouri and Iowa. It will be a cloudy night across Ohio and southern Indiana and Illinois tonight. The rest of the region will be clear to partly cloudy. Lows will range from the lower 40s in upper Michigan to near 60 in southwest Ohio. Rain will affect southern and eastern Ohio Friday. Sunshine will be the rule elsewhere. Highs will range from the upper 60s in eastern Ohio to near 80 in Missouri. U.S. REGIONS: MID-ATLANTIC Spotty rain and areas of drizzle will affect the region today. The southern half of the region will have the steadiest rainfall. An easterly flow will keep the entire region under considerable cloudiness the whole day. Highs today will range from near 60 in the mountains to the lower 70s in southeast Virginia. A steady influx of moisture from the south will cause rain and drizzle across the region tonight. Lows will vary from the lower 50s in the mountains to the lower 60s in southern Virginia. Rain and drizzle will continue Friday. Highs will range from near 60 in the mountains to near 70 in southeast Virginia. U.S. REGIONS: NORTHEAST Showers will wet parts of the region today as a cold front approaches the region. Otherwise, it will be a mostly cloudy but not as cool as yesterday. Highs will range from near 60 in northern Maine to the mid-60s in southern New York. A mostly cloudy sky is expected tonight across the region. A few showers will affect southeast New York and northern Maine. Lows will range from the mid-30s in Maine to the mid-50s in southeast New York. Shower activity will be confined to the southern part of the region Friday. Highs will vary from the upper 50s in northern Maine to the lower 60s in southeast New York.