Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 137 PM EST Sun Nov 02 2014 Valid 00Z Mon Nov 03 2014 - 00Z Wed Nov 05 2014 ...Heavy snow to continue into this evening across portions of northern New England... ...Heavy rains expected to develop across portions of the southern Great Plains and mid Mississippi valley on Monday... ...Below average temperatures across the East forecast to moderate over the next couple of days... An early season winter storm is expected to continue across portions of northern New England into the overnight hours. Snow and strong gusty winds are forecast to continue on the backside of a powerful low pressure center tracking northeastward off the New England coast toward Atlantic Canada. The heaviest snow accumulations are expected to center across central and eastern Maine, with lighter accumulations extending back into eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Snows are forecast to taper off across most of New England by early Monday as the low tracks across Atlantic Canada. Following a blustery weekend with below normal temperatures across much of the eastern U.S., conditions will begin to moderate Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures returning to average to above average readings across much of the region. Further to the west, a complex system is expected to produce a mixture of rain and snow showers as it moves from the Intermountain West and Rockies into the Great Plains and Midwest. Precipitation is expected to be generally light until late Monday when its cold front starts to become a focus for moisture emanating from hurricane Vance tracking off the western coast of Mexico, along with moisture surging north from the Gulf of Mexico. This moisture is expected to fuel the development of showers and thunderstorms with heavy rains across portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas late Monday into Tuesday. Across the Northwest, another moist frontal system is forecast to move into the region on Monday, producing moderate to locally heavy precipitation across parts of western Washington and Oregon. Pereira Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php