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A​ frontal system moving through the eastern United States is bringing good news and bad news for Labor Day – some regions are set to see cooler temperatures for the holiday, but others could have travel plans and outdoor gatherings disrupted by rain and thunderstorms.

T​emperatures are also continuing to fall for Labor Day in the Northwest, but their cooldown comes without any thunderstorms or major strings attached.

H​ere's what's happening on radar around the country right now:

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The cold front will be draped from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic for Monday, and more afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible across the Southeast and Gulf Coast.

Thunderstorms could cause delays for holiday travelers from heavy rain and strong winds.

T​he Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana should be on the lookout for flash flooding as tropical moisture is brought northward to coastal regions.

M​onday is also expected to be the coolest day of the weekend across the country thanks to the cold front pushing the record heat out of the eastern U.S. and a pattern change bringing cooler air to the Pacific Northwest.

H​ighs in the Midwest have fallen from the mid- to upper 80s to the mid-70s over the course of the weekend, and Portland, Oregon, could see a high in the low 70s on Monday in comparison to the upper 90s measured on Sunday.

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Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with weather.com and has a bachelors and a masters degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a masters degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.