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FXUS01 KWBC 261753
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1250 PM EST THU FEB 26 2026
VALID 00Z FRI FEB 27 2026 - 00Z SUN MAR 01 2026
...DAILY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. ALONG
COLD FRONT...
...CLIPPER SYSTEM BRINGS MODEST SNOWFALL FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND...
...WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF
CONUS...
AN BROAD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD WHILE THE
RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST BRINGING CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR A FEW SURFACE LOW PRESSURES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SLOW
MOVING FRONT THAT WILL BRING ENHANCED MOISTURE. IN ADDITION,
MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL BRING INCREASED INSTABILITY THAT CAN
CAUSE OCCASIONAL HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH 1-2" THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A CHANCE FOR LARGE HAIL OVER PARTS OF THE DEEP
SOUTH INCLUDING ARKLAMISS INTO NORTH-CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE
EVENING.
A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY START TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, BRINGING
CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 2-3" WITH
A CHANCE FOR 3-4" OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF CONUS
THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
BRINGS COLDER, BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN
PLAINS. THE FRONT GRADUALLY PUSHES FURTHER INTO UPPER/MID
MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY INTO THE NORTHEAST, BRINGING 10-20
DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.
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