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FXUS01 KWBC 111908
PMDSPD
SHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
307 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
VALID 00Z SUN APR 12 2026 - 00Z TUE APR 14 2026
..HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS WEEKEND
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AND EXPANDS INTO UPPER
MIDWEST/GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY...
...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN U.S. THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INLAND, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS MUST OF WESTERN U.S.
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
EASTWARD TONIGHT, EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA
NEVADA AND ROCKIES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. . LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODEST
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. SNOW RATES WILL BE 1-3"/HR OVER THE SIERRAS, WHICH WILL
MAKE TRAVELING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. LOWER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG
THE COAST WILL EXPERIENCE 1-2" OF RAIN.
FURTHER NORTH, A SURFACE LOW AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM
THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID-MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
AND HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH
SUNDAY. ON MONDAY, THE STORMS SHIFT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND ALONG
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES INTO THE NORTHEAST. WARM MOISTURE WILL
FUNNEL ALONG THE SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AND DRYLINE OVER THE
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS, SUPPORTING A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A
MARGINAL RISK ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS FOR SUNDAY. THE RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES ON MONDAY FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST/GREAT
LAKES FOR MONDAY.
WITH ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN U.S. THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TREND COOLER THAN NORMAL OVER AREAS
OF PRECIPITATION. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S., WITH POTENTIAL FOR RECORD
BREAKING HIGHS OVER PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTHEAST,
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, AND OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEY ON TUESDAY.
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