897  
ACUS48 KWNS 100941  
SWOD48  
SPC AC 100940  
 
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
0340 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
VALID 131200Z - 181200Z  
   
..DISCUSSION  
 
A LARGE-SCALE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE  
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. DURING THE MID-WEEK. THIS FEATURE IS  
FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD LATE IN THE  
WEEK, AS ANOTHER TROUGH TAKES ITS PLACE FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE  
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. IN RESPONSE TO THE PATTERN, A LARGE AREA OF HIGH  
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO SETTLE INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. ON WEDNESDAY  
AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE GULF COAST REGION ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWARD  
INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. BY THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT, THE  
AIRMASS ACROSS MOST OF THE CONTINENTAL U.S. DURING THE MID TO LATE  
WEEK SHOULD BE COLD AND RELATIVELY DRY, SUGGESTING THUNDERSTORM  
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE UNLIKELY DURING THE DAY 4 TO 8 PERIOD.  
 
..BROYLES.. 01/10/2026  
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