…Widespread precipitation expected across the Northwest and northern
Rockies, including heavy mountain snow for parts of the region…
…A strong area of low pressure will bring periods of heavy rain, gusty
winds, and the potential for severe thunderstorms into the southern to
central Plains Sunday night and Monday…
…Elevated fire weather concerns will continue across parts of the
northern Mid Atlantic and the Northeast through this weekend…
An inland moving frontal system, followed by persistent onshore winds in
its wake, will produce widespread precipitation from the Pacific Northwest
into the northern Rockies through the remainder of the weekend into the
early part of next week. This includes heavy snow with impacts to travel
along much of the Cascades, as well as the northern Idaho and northwestern
Montana ranges, where widespread accumulations of 8 inches or more are
expected, with heavier amounts around 2 feet across some of the higher
terrain.
Meanwhile, an amplifying area of low pressure is expected to track from
northern Mexico into the southern U.S., bringing areas of heavy rain and
the potential for severe weather into the southern Plains late Sunday.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across parts of
western and central Texas from Sunday evening through the overnight,
posing a risk for severe gusts and possibly a few tornadoes across the
region. Heavy rain, with the potential for localized flooding, is also
expected, with the heaviest amounts forecast to develop initially across
portions of northwestern Texas into southwestern Oklahoma.
This system will continue to strengthen, producing widespread
precipitation and strong, gusty winds as it tracks northeast out the
southern Plains into the central Plains and lower Missouri Valley on
Monday. Severe thunderstorms will remain a threat, especially across the
southern Plains, where the risk for damaging wind gusts is expected to
continue.
Ahead of this system, above-normal temperatures will continue into next
week. Apart from a weakening system that may bring some light
precipitation to parts of the Great Lakes, northern New York and New
England, dry conditions are expected across much of the eastern U.S.
Although winds across the region will be lighter than today, the
persistence of critically dry conditions will contribute to elevated fire
weather concerns across portions of the northern Mid Atlantic into
southern New England on Sunday.
Pereira
Graphics available at
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php
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