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FXUS01 KWBC 100805
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
VALID 12Z FRI APR 10 2026 - 12Z SUN APR 12 2026
...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN THE WESTERN U.S. WILL BRING HEAVY
MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND UNSETTLED BUT WARMER THAN
NORMAL CONDITIONS FROM THE GREAT BASIN TO THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS...
...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN TODAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS WILL SHIFT FOCUS INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
LATER ON SATURDAY...
...WARM AIR SURGES FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TOWARD NEW ENGLAND WITH A
ROUND OF RAIN AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...
AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS IN STORE FOR THE WESTERN
U.S. DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. CALIFORNIA WILL RECEIVE THE
BRUNT OF THE STORMINESS AS TWIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FROM THE
PACIFIC WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THE SIERRA NEVADA
WILL LIKELY SEE HEAVY SNOWFALL MEASURED IN FEET OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DRENCHED BY 1 TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN. THE MOISTURE WILL PENETRATE FURTHER INLAND
ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY, OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE ROCKIES
DURING THE WEEKEND WITH HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW. A WARMING TREND IS
FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THE INCLEMENT WEATHER THROUGH THE INTERIOR
WESTERN U.S. DURING THE WEEKEND AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CONSOLIDATES OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY. HOWEVER, CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE
NORTHEAST WILL ALLOW WARM AIR TO SURGE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
TOWARD THE EASTERN U.S. WITH THE MOST NOTICEABLE WARM UP ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST. A ROUND OF RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
TO NEW ENGLAND FOLLOWED BY A COOL DOWN DURING THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAIN EARLY TODAY ACROSS THE MIDWEST BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT
FOCUS INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS LATER ON SATURDAY AS MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF ENTERS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER AND COULD BECOME SEVERE LATER ON SATURDAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS AHEAD OF A DRY LINE FORCED BY THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THE
POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD ADVANCE FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE
REST OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, RAIN
AND EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD ALSO BE EXPANDING ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A
WARM FRONT.
TEMPERATURE TRENDS WILL REMAIN HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. WILL EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT
WARMING TREND, WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMS. UNSEASONABLE WARMTH WILL BECOME MORE COMMON ACROSS
THE PLAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST, WITH SOME RECORD-BREAKING HIGHS
POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY. CONVERSELY, THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN
COOLER BEHIND THE COLD FRONT; CALIFORNIA WILL SEE DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW NORMAL AS THE TWIN PACIFIC STORMS MOVE
THROUGH, WHILE PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST AND GREAT LAKES RECOVER FROM
A RECENT COOL SPELL TO NEAR-NORMAL SEASONABLE VALUES.
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