Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 300 AM EST Tue Nov 30 2021 Valid 12Z Tue Nov 30 2021 - 12Z Thu Dec 02 2021 ...Widespread record breaking temperatures likely from Northwest into Great Plains through Thursday; Elevated Fire Weather Risk for southern California... ...Light to moderate rain showers to return over portions of the Pacific Northwest on today into Wednesday morning... ...Light rain and snow over portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast through Thursday... High pressure dominance across most of the country will see an impressive rises in temperatures for much of the West. Negligible precipitation over the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes/Northeast will continue over the next few days. A pair of low pressure systems traversing southern Canada will produce light to isolated moderate snow downwind of the Great Lakes over the next couple of days. General totals are forecast to remain below a couple inches, but areas downwind of Lake Ontario may see upwards of 3-6 inches through Thursday morning. Some rain may get mixed in as the warm front associated with the second, more organized system moves into the Great Lakes region on Wednesday night. Some rain showers may reach as far south as the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians as the surface front sags into the area on Wednesday morning. An approaching system will bring light to moderate rain showers to the Pacific Northwest today. No mountain snow is expected from this event as temperatures will remain too warm well into the higher elevations. Upper-level ridging over the West will contribute to above average temperatures in the region today. Some high temperature records may be broken in southern California as a result. Elevated Fire Weather risk is in effect for SoCal through Wednesday as a cut-off low low over Baja continues to increase winds and dry conditions. A strengthening and expansion of the upper-ridge into the Rockies on Wednesday will contribute to the emergence of anomalous warmth across the Kebede Graphics are available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php