Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
247 PM EST Sat Jan 29 2022

Valid 00Z Sun Jan 30 2022 - 00Z Tue Feb 01 2022

...Heavy snow and blizzard conditions to continue throughout eastern New
England tonight...

...Record breaking cold and a deep freeze forecast across Florida...

...A storm system entering the Pacific Northwest will bring potentially
heavy snow to parts of the northern Cascades/Rockies on Sunday, while a
separate system sparks locally heavy rain throughout central and southeast
Texas on Monday...

A powerful Nor'easter continues to pummel eastern New England this
afternoon with heavy snow, gusty winds, and rough surf. The center of the
storm is currently located several miles east of Cape Cod and forecast to
continue moving in a north-northeast direction. Blizzard conditions are
expected to remain possible into early Sunday morning from eastern
Massachusetts to eastern Maine, with wind gusts potentially leading to
scattered power outages. Additional snowfall amounts (after 7 pm ET
tonight) could add up to as much as a foot for parts of Maine. Travel
conditions will remain difficult to impossible at times as the storm
slowly exits. Behind the storm, gusty winds and cold temperatures will
create dangerous wind chills Sunday morning throughout much of the
Northeast. For many locations, wind chills are expected to dip below zero.
The weather is forecast to drastically improve by Sunday afternoon as high
pressure builds into the Northeast.

Bitter cold has also surged as far south as Florida today, with the
coldest temperatures expected across the Sunshine State Sunday morning. In
fact, daily record lows are forecast throughout central and southern
Florida early Sunday, with temperatures dropping into the 20s and 30s. As
a result, Hard Freeze and Freeze Warnings have been issued for much of
Florida, southern Georgia, and southeast Alabama. Wind Chill Warnings and
Advisories have also been issued here.

Elsewhere, after a stretch of quiet weather, the next storm system to
impact the Pacific Northwest is forecast to enter the region on Sunday.
Light to moderate rain is anticipated along coastal and lower elevation
regions, with heavy snow possible in the northern Cascades. Moisture ahead
of a cold front will surge into the northern Rockies on Sunday night,
where high elevation sections of northern Idaho and northwest Montana
could see over 6 inches of snow as well. Farther south, a separate system
associated with a closed upper-level low is forecast to exit the Southwest
and enter the Southern Plains by Monday morning. This may spark numerous
showers and thunderstorms over parts of central and southeast Texas on the
final day of January, with a few of these storms potentially producing
locally heavy rainfall.

Snell


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