Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 357 PM EDT Wed Oct 26 2016 Valid 00Z Thu Oct 27 2016 - 00Z Sat Oct 29 2016 ...Heavy rain possible for parts of Northern/Central California... ...Heavy rain possible for parts of Northern New England... Generally speaking, the pattern for the rest of the work week will feature well above normal temperatures. The exception to this rule is over the Great Lakes and northeastern U.S. where the threat of rainfall and enhanced cloud cover will keep readings below normal. Before this upper trough arrives into the Mid-Atlantic/New England region, a strong surface ridge has brought near to below freezing temperatures to much of the area this morning. Looking to the warmth across the center of the country, a building ridge will favor very mild temperatures for late October. In fact, by Thursday, expect the mercury to reach the 80 degree Fahrenheit mark as far north as southern South Dakota. The largest departures from normal are expected over the Central/Northern High Plains with readings possibly 15 to 25 degrees above climatology. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_wbg.php