Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 314 PM EDT Fri Jun 02 2017 Valid 00Z Sat Jun 03 2017 - 00Z Mon Jun 05 2017 ...There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Plains... ...Heavy rain possible over parts of Texas... ...Heavy rain possible over parts of Florida... A front over the Northern Plains into the Central High Plains will slowly move eastward to the Great Lakes to the Central Plains by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Northern Plains to the Central Rockies/Central High Plains will move eastward to the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley into the Middle Mississippi Valley by Sunday. Meanwhile, an upper-level low over the Southern/Central Rockies into the Southern High Plains will move slowly eastward to the Southern Plains by Saturday evening becoming quasi-stationary through Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Central/Southern Rockies into the Southern Plains. As the upper-level low moves eastward, the showers and thunderstorms will move out of the Rockies and remain only over the Southern Plains by Sunday. The areal coverage will have a maximum during the late afternoon into the late evening. In addition, weaker upper-level impulses will be over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley into to the Central Gulf Coast and Florida through Sunday, too. Showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley into the Southeast and will continue through Sunday as well. The areal coverage will have a greater diurnal component with a maximum coverage during the late afternoon into the late evening with a minimum during the overnight hours. In contrast the showers and thunderstorms over Florida will have a consistent coverage through Sunday. Elsewhere, a front develops over the Northern Intermountain Region/Northern Rockies into parts of the Great Basin overnight Saturday into Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms will begin to develop over parts of the area overnight Saturday into Sunday. Furthermore, upper-level energy over the Northeast will produce rain showers over parts of the area through Sunday. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php