Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 336 AM EDT Wed Sep 3 2014 Valid 12Z Wed Sep 3 2014 - 12Z Fri Sep 5 2014 ***Improving weather for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast*** ***Continued hot and humid for the southern and central U.S.*** ***Developing storm system across the West and High Plains*** After a couple days of showers and storms across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, a quieter weather pattern is expected to settle into that region after the passage of a weak cold front. Temperatures will continue to be on the warm side, however humidity levels will be lower and thus more comfortable to be outdoors. The western part of this same frontal boundary is forecast to lift northward as a warm front over the Midwest states and bring another round of showers and storms from the central Plains to the Upper Midwest. Strong upper level ridging over the central and southern part of the U.S. will help keep temperatures feeling more like July for the beginning of September. Widespread highs in the 90s are likely from Texas to the Carolinas on Wednesday and Thursday, with heat indices approaching 100 degrees at times. Over the Desert Southwest, highs exceeding 100 degrees are likely over the lower elevations. Scattered storms may return to this region by the end of the week. Out West, a cold front sweeping in from the Pacific Northwest will reinforce the cooler temperatures and fall-like weather to close out the work week. A few showers are likely near the surface low that tracks across the northern Rockies, and mountainous areas above treeline may even get some snow showers. Gusty winds are also likely to develop for parts of the Inter-Mountain West as the cold front passes through. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php