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FXUS01 KWBC 110804
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
VALID 12Z SAT APR 11 2026 - 12Z MON APR 13 2026
..HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS WEEKEND
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TODAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...
...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN U.S. THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS CURRENTLY SPREADING INTO
THE WESTERN U.S. CALIFORNIA IS FIRST IN LINE WITH THE ACTIVE
STORM TRACK, AND THEREFORE WILL GET THE BRUNT OF THE
PRECIPITATION. THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL LIKELY SEE HEAVY SNOWFALL
MEASURED IN FEET ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, WHILE THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL BE DRENCHED BY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN, THANKS TO AN
ENERGETIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING ONSHORE. WAVES OF MOISTURE
WILL THEN PENETRATE FURTHER INLAND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN,
OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE ROCKIES WITH HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN CONSOLIDATE OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS LATER TODAY BEFORE EJECTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH A WARM SPELL IN THE MIDST OF OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS. MEANWHILE, CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES COOLER THAN NORMAL ACROSS CALIFORNIA TODAY, SPREADING
INTO MUCH OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST BY MONDAY.
COOLER AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD FROM THE GREAT LAKES
INTO NEW ENGLAND AND DOWN INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY. MEANWHILE,
MOISTURE RETURNING FROM THE GULF WILL HELP TRIGGER STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. FROM SUNDAY TO MONDAY MORNING, THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS,
WEST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND INTO CENTRAL KANSAS. DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. MEANWHILE,
RAIN AND EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT, SPREADING
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY, AND REACHING NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND BY MONDAY MORNING.
COOL AIR ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST TODAY WILL GIVE
WAY TO A SIGNIFICANT WARM SPELL AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM EXPANDS THE WARM AIR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO MUCH
OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY BY SUNDAY WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING INTO THE 70S AND 80S.
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