Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 349 AM EDT Mon Apr 10 2017 Valid 12Z Mon Apr 10 2017 - 12Z Wed Apr 12 2017 ...Rain for the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and the Upper Midwest... The area of the nation with the most active weather through Tuesday will be across Texas. A broad swath of moderate to heavy rainfall is becoming more likely from the Rio Grande to northeast Texas ahead of a slow moving front. The heaviest rainfall is likely Monday night and into Tuesday as deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico surges northward and interacts with the frontal boundary. Some areas could get 2 to 4 inches of rainfall by Tuesday evening. Some severe thunderstorms will also be possible across this same general area. An additional area of rainfall is expected from central Minnesota to the upper peninsula of Michigan as a surface low continues tracking eastward. A weakening Pacific cold front is expected to move inland and across the Pacific Northwest on Monday, bringing yet another round of coastal rain and mountain snow to much of this region and extending into northern California Monday night. The rain and snow amounts with this next system should be lighter than what was observed over the past few days. Across the eastern U.S., mostly sunny and warm conditions are expected ahead of the approaching cold front to the west. Tuesday will also be a warm day along the East Coast before scattered showers arrive by the middle of the week. Isolated showers will also be possible across parts of South Florida for the beginning of the week. Hamrick Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php