Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
303 PM EST Tue Mar 02 2021

Valid 00Z Wed Mar 03 2021 - 00Z Fri Mar 05 2021

...Showers and thunderstorms are likely across the Southeast through
Wednesday morning, with isolated flooding possible...

...Gusty winds and frigid wind chills expected in the Northeast tonight,
along with snow in the Rockies and interior Northeast through Wednesday...

...Warm up continues across Central U.S. while Northeast cools down...

A low pressure system, currently in the Gulf of Mexico, will produce rain
and thunderstorms across much of the Southeast through tomorrow morning
before exiting into the Atlantic. Showers may linger across southern
Florida during the day tomorrow. Between 1-2 inches of rain is expected
for the region with isolated amounts surpassing 3 inches possible over
parts of southern South Carolina. In the meantime, a system moving across
southern Ontario will generate snow for parts of Upstate New York and
Vermont. A general area of 3-6 inches of snow is expected with locally
higher amounts possible. There's an Elevated Area of Fire Risk over parts
of the Central Plains tonight as dry air moves into the region. Much of
the central and western U.S. will experience above average temperatures on
Wednesday with parts of the Northern Plains seeing high temperatures peak
between 20-30 degrees above average.

A new low pressure system is forecast to emerge over southern California
tomorrow. This system will produce light rain across the Southwest on
Wednesday and snow over the Central/Southern Rockies on Thursday, before
strengthening over the Southern Plains on Thursday night. Snow totals over
the Central/Southern Rockies should be between 3-6 inches with some
isolated areas seeing near a foot. Rain and thunderstorms may spread out
ahead of this system over the Central/Southern Plains Thursday evening
into Friday. A complex system will arrive over the Pacific Northwest on
Thursday night. Another Elevated Fire Weather area is in effect for parts
of the Desert Southwest as winds and dry conditions increase on Wednesday.
The Northeast will cool down as the Northern Plains remain well above
average as far as high temperatures go on Thursday.

Kebede

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