Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 324 AM EDT Tue Apr 05 2016 Valid 12Z Tue Apr 05 2016 - 12Z Thu Apr 07 2016 ...Below average temperatures expected today for much of the eastern U.S... ...High winds possible from portions of the northern Rockies to the northern plains... ...Low pressure system to bring precipitation to much of the central and eastern U.S. today and Wed... Cold high pressure will build into the eastern third of the nation this morning as low pressure pulls away from the Northeast into the Atlantic Ocean. A few snow showers may linger across Cape Cod this morning, but those will quickly come to an end. Otherwise, the eastern U.S. will remain dry and cold today, with afternoon high temperatures expected to be 10 to 20 degrees below average. A low pressure system will move from the Rockies into the central and northern plains today. The system will bring rain and snow to the northern plains and Upper Midwest today, with rain and thunderstorms farther south across the central and southern plains. Additionally, a strong pressure gradient associated with the surface low will bring the potential for high winds from portions of the northern Rockies to the northern plains today and tonight -- with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph possible. The low pressure system will move into the Upper Midwest tonight/early Wednesday morning, spreading snow across the northern Great Lakes. On Wednesday, rain and thunderstorms will spread from the Ohio and Tennessee valleys into the Southeast. Rain will develop for much of the East Coast Wednesday night, with snow possible for northern Maine. Scattered rain and snow showers will persist across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest into Thursday as another low pressure system follows quickly in the wake of the first. Conditions will remain dry and warm across the southwestern U.S. through Wednesday. A frontal boundary will move into the region but will lack sufficient moisture to produce precipitation. Afternoon high temperatures will generally be 10 to 20 degrees above average through Wednesday. Ryan Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php