…Snow showers likely across parts of the Northern Rockies and
Northern/Central Plains today…
…Much above average temperatures continue for the Central and Eastern
U.S today; cooling trend spreads from West to East this week….
…Critical Fire Weather expected for portions of the Southern High Plains
today…
A surface low pressure system ejecting out of the Rockies into the Plains
will likely produce a swath of snow and strong winds from northern Idaho
down through western Iowa today. Moderate impacts mainly due to blowing
snow are expected across much of Wyoming, the Colorado Rockies, South
Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. Snow over the Northern Rockies could
accumulate between 6-12 inches with isolated higher amounts possible. Snow
and wind should subside across the Northwest tonight as the low pressure
system tracks into the Ohio Valley.
Downstream, another, deeper mid-latitude cyclone will spread showers and
scattered thunderstorms into the Northeast with some light snow showers
possible downwind of the Lower Great Lakes today. The arrival of the
Plains system will promote even more snow showers for the broader Great
Lakes region on Tuesday.
Much above average temperatures are expected to continue across the
Central and Eastern U.S. today ahead of their respective low pressure
systems. Temperatures over south Texas will be especially anomalous with
highs likely between 20-30 degrees above average. Numerous high
temperature records may be tied or broken as a result. Unusually mild
conditions in the Northeast may also tie or break high temperature records
today. A cooling trend ensues across the West today before expanding east
through the rest of the country over the next couple of days. A Critical
Fire Weather area was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for much of
the Southern High Plains for today due to the especially warm temperatures
paired with dry and gusty westerly downslope flow beneath the storm to the
north.
Kebede
Graphics available at
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php
