Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
201 AM EST Sat Nov 08 2025

Valid 12Z Sat Nov 08 2025 - 12Z Mon Nov 10 2025

...Snowy and windy from Northern Plains to Great Lakes this weekend...

...Frigid airmass descends into Central U.S. this weekend while West warms
up...

...Critical fire weather in southern Texas on Sunday...


An upper trough will split, weaken and dig into the Eastern U.S. this
weekend, while an upper ridge amplifies over the West. Another trough will
cut into the Western ridge over southwestern Canada early next week. The
upper ridge in the West will support broad southerly flow at the surface,
which should gradually promote seasonably warm temperatures across the
region. Highs will be 10-20 degrees above average on Sunday and Monday.
Increasing winds and dry conditions support a critical fire weather
outlook for portions of southern Texas on Sunday, according to the Storm
Prediction Center.

The digging upper trough over the Midwest will enhance northerly flow into
the eastern half of the country over the next few days. A frigid
continental airmass will spread south behind a strong cold front pushing
south through the Central U.S. this weekend. The increasing pressure
gradient between the digging upper trough and east-moving ridge will
produce high winds across portions of the Northern Plains, where wind
advisories and high wind warnings are in effect this weekend. Below
freezing temperatures and moisture should produce light to moderate
snowfall across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes beginning this afternoon
as a surface low pressure system tracks across the Mississippi and Ohio
Valleys. Meanwhile, scattered to isolated showers and thunderstorms will
spread into the East Coast, where above average temperatures will be in
place.


Kebede


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