Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 328 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2020 Valid 00Z Thu Apr 16 2020 - 00Z Sat Apr 18 2020 ...Heavy snow is likely over parts of the Northern/Central Rockies... ...Areas of light to moderate snow possible from the Central Plains to the interior Northeast... ...Below average temperatures will remain across the Great Plains, Midwest, and Northeast through Friday... A deep upper-level trough over most of the country and cold air found across the Rockies will aid in producing heavy snow over parts of the Northern/Central Rockies today into late Thursday night. One to two feet of snow is possible across the higher elevations of Wyoming and Colorado. Upwards of 8-12 inches of snow is forecast across the High Plains of Wyoming and Northern Colorado. As this system exits into the Central Plains, a stripe of light to moderate snow is possible from central Nebraska to northern Illinois by Friday morning. The highest snowfall amounts east of the Rockies are currently expected to be across northern Missouri and southern Iowa, where over six inches of snow could fall. By Friday night a mix of rain and snow is forecast to enter the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Meanwhile, temperatures across much of the central and eastern U.S. will feel more like March instead of mid-April. Thus, widespread Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories stretch from the Middle Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic. The core of the cold air will be found across the central/northern Plains through Thursday. High temperatures will struggle to get out of the 30s and 40s in this region, with lows in the teens and 20s. A few daily temperature records could fall here. In contrast, southern Florida will enjoy above average temperatures with highs in the low 90s. Snell Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php