Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 227 PM EST Tue Nov 05 2019 Valid 00Z Wed Nov 06 2019 - 00Z Fri Nov 08 2019 ...Rain and snow likely from the Northern High Plains into the Northeast with locally heavy snow bands along the U.P. of Michigan... ...Heavy rain and flash flooding possible across the Southern Plains and Mid/Lower Mississippi Valley... ...Temperatures remaining below average from the Great Plains to the Northeast... The biggest weather maker across the United States over the next few days will be associated with a cold front swinging through the central and eastern portions of the country. On the northern side of the system, a mix of rain and snow will stretch from the Northern High Plains to the Great Lakes tonight into Wednesday morning. By Thursday, mixed precipitation will enter interior sections of the Northeast. A general 2 to 4 inches of snow is currently forecast across these areas, with locally higher amounts possible. Gusty winds over relatively warm water will lead to lake effect snow across portions of the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan tonight through Thursday. Isolated snowfall amounts greater than 6 inches are possible here. Further south along the cold front heavy rain will be possible across the Southern Plains and Mid/Lower Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to break out across the region Wednesday morning and continue through Thursday morning. Total rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches could lead to flash flooding. WPC has issued a Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall across these areas. Below average temperatures are forecast behind the cold front across the Great Plains, as well as across the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Northeast as clouds and precipitation impact the region. Elsewhere, average to above average temperatures will be found across the Southeast and West. Snell Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php