480  
FXUS01 KWBC 231911  
PMDSPD  
 
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
310 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
VALID 00Z TUE MAR 24 2026 - 00Z THU MAR 26 2026  
   
..LIGHT SNOW FOR PARTS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST
 
 
...RECORD HEAT FOR THE INTERIOR WEST WITH TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES  
ABOVE AVERAGE...  
 
A WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER STATES WILL TRIGGER LIGHT TO  
MODERATE SNOW OVER THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND THE  
NORTHEAST, MAINLY ON TUESDAY. MOREOVER, THE FRONT WILL ALSO  
TRIGGER LIGHT RAIN OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY. IN  
ADDITION, UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY WILL TRIGGER LIGHT RAIN OVER PARTS OF  
THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEYS ON TUESDAY.  
FURTHERMORE, LOWER PRESSURE ALONG THE BOUNDARY OVER THE SOUTHEAST  
WILL CREATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST,  
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.  
 
MEANWHILE, ONSHORE FLOW AND UPPER-LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PRODUCE RAIN  
AND HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN HIGH  
PLAINS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. LASTLY, UPPER-LEVEL  
RIDGING OVER THE WEST WILL AID IN PRODUCING RECORD HEAT OVER THE  
AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
ZIEGENFELDER  
 
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