Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 321 AM EST Sat Feb 26 2022 Valid 12Z Sat Feb 26 2022 - 12Z Mon Feb 28 2022 ...Rain developing across eastern Texas today will spread across the Deep South with light freezing rain across the Ozarks to the Tennessee Valley tonight into Sunday morning... ...A strong cold front may produce brief bursts of snow and blustery conditions across the Great Lakes and Northeast on Sunday... ...Precipitation expected to reach the Pacific Northwest later today followed by heavy mountain snow along the Washington Cascades Sunday into Monday... As the latest winter storm rapidly exited New England, colder and drier conditions will dominate the Northeast for today. The exception will be downwind of the lower Great Lakes where lake effect snows could result in locally heavy snowfall. In the mean time, an upper level system moving across the southern Plains is expected to expand the coverage of rain across eastern Texas today. Portions of north-central Texas will be cold enough to support freezing rain early this morning. The precipitation is forecast to spread quickly eastward through the interior Deep South tonight where shallow cold air is expected to support some freezing rain across portions of the Arklatex to the Ozarks, reaching portions of the Tennessee Valley early on Sunday. Widespread significant ice accumulations are not expected. Farther south, rain is forecast to shift east across the southern Appalachians into the southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast during the day on Sunday. The associated low pressure wave is forecast to move off the southeast U.S. coast on Monday as the rain begins to move off the coast while dipping into northern Florida. Across the Northeast, a strong cold front dropping south from Canada is expected to sweep across the region on Sunday with a good chance of snow squalls. In addition to brief but intense snow, windy conditions are expected. Where these squalls occur, hazardous travel conditions are likely. Across the Pacific Northwest, an approaching Pacific system will bring precipitation back into western Washington, Oregon, and northwestern California later today into tonight. Moderate to heavy snow is forecast to fall along the Washington Cascades on Sunday as lighter precipitation spreads east of the Cascades and into portions of the northern Rockies. This system is forecast to weaken as it approaches the coast. However, another moisture plume is expected to arrive late Sunday ahead of another approaching Pacific system. The heavier precipitation associated with this system is expected to begin overspreading western Washington Sunday night into early on Monday along with strengthening winds. Kong Graphics are available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php