Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 327 AM EDT Mon Oct 24 2016 Valid 12Z Mon Oct 24 2016 - 12Z Wed Oct 26 2016 ...Fall-like weather continues across much of the nation... ...Strong low pressure system approaching the Pacific Northwest... A large high pressure area moving southeast out of southern Canada Monday will bring pristine fall weather to the eastern half of the nation behind a reinforcing cold front. Scattered showers are possible near the Great Lakes, and snow showers for the higher elevations of New England with below normal temperatures in place over that region. Locations farther south should have a dry frontal passage with a slight drop in temperatures. Warm and dry conditions are expected to continue for the Gulf Coast region and Deep South through Tuesday with mostly sunny skies and ongoing drought conditions. Unsettled weather over the eastern Pacific with a deep low pressure system offshore is expected to bring periods of rain to the Pacific Northwest early this week. Additional showers and storms are likely to develop over the Intermountain West, with snow for the highest mountains. Windy conditions are also expected for coastal areas from northern California to Washington state. By Wednesday morning, surface cyclogenesis over the Midwest states is expected to result in numerous showers and some storms. Strong thunderstorms are possible south of the warm front that will lift northward towards the Ohio Valley, and a cold rain across Wisconsin and Michigan. D. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php