Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 320 PM EST Fri Jan 13 2017 Valid 00Z Sat Jan 14 2017 - 00Z Mon Jan 16 2017 ...Rain/freezing rain possible from parts of the Southern/Central Plains to parts of the Central Appalachians/Mid-Atlantic... ...Heavy rain possible over parts of the Southern High Plains... ...Snow possible for parts of the Central/Southern Rockies... A front extending from the Southeast to the Southern Plains will remain quasi-stationary through Sunday. Moisture from the Western Gulf of Mexico will pool along the boundary aiding in the development of showers and thunderstorms over the Southern Plains through Sunday morning. As the moisture overruns the front, rain/freezing rain will develop over parts of the Southern Plains into the Western Ohio Valley that will expand into parts of the Central Appalachians by Saturday morning. The rain/freezing rain will wane during the day on Saturday from parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Central Appalachians to return overnight Saturday into Sunday. In addition just south of the area of rain/freezing rain, rain will develop from parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley to parts of the Mid-Atlantic through Sunday. Meanwhile, a deep upper-level low over Southern California Coast will slowly move eastward to North-Central Mexico by Sunday. The system will produce rain and higher elevation snow over parts of Central/Southern California eastward into parts of the Great Basin/Southwest/Central Rockies that will end over California by Saturday evening. The rain and higher elevation snow will move into parts of the Southern Rockies/Southern High Plains overnight Friday continuing over parts of the Great Basin/Southwest to the Central/Southern Rockies through Sunday. Overnight Saturday into Sunday, another area of upper-level energy and a plume of moisture will move into parts of Northern California producing rain and higher elevation snow. Elsewhere, a third area of upper-level energy will move over Northern Maine by Sunday morning that will aid in producing areas of snow over parts of Northern New England. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php