Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 247 AM EST Sat Jan 05 2019 Valid 12Z Sat Jan 05 2019 - 12Z Mon Jan 07 2019 ...Rain continues for parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday... ...Widespread rain, mountain snows, and wind expected across much of the West this weekend.... ...Much above normal temperatures likely from the Central Plains into the Eastern states through the weekend... Low pressure over the Mid-Atlantic overnight will continue tracking to the northeast off the East Coast into Sunday. Widespread rainfall, locally heavy at times, is expected to come to an end for most on Saturday, with some precipitation lingering into Sunday along the New England coast. Temperatures across much of the East, as well as back into the Central U.S., should be above to much above normal this weekend and into early next week. Daytime highs 20 to 30 degrees above normal are forecast across parts of the middle Mississippi Valley and into the Central Plains. Meanwhile out West, a series of storms will take aim at the West Coast this weekend supporting widespread rain, heavy mountain snows, and gusty winds across California/the Pacific Northwest and into the interior West and Four Corners. Rainfall should start along the West Coast by early to mid-day Saturday, with locally heavy rainfall and a marginal flash flood threat possible especially for favored upslope regions of Northern California. Significant snowfall accumulations are expected in the northern California mountains and the Sierra Nevada range where 1 to 2+ feet are possible. In addition to precipitation, gusty winds are also expected to accompany this system with high wind warnings, watches, and advisories in effect across parts of Oregon, much of northern California, and portions of Nevada. Precipitation spreads eastward by Sunday with locally heavy rainfall and mountain snows likely across the Intermountain West and the Southwest. The upper level system ejects into the Plains by Monday with rainfall likely to develop along the cold front across the upper/middle Mississippi Valley and back into the Southern Plains. Santorelli Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php