Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 348 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 Valid 12Z Sat Mar 26 2022 - 12Z Mon Mar 28 2022 ...Light snow over parts of the Great Lakes into the Central Appalachians... ...Well-above average to record-breaking temperatures across the Western U.S. and Southern Plains... ...There is an Elevated Risk of fire weather over parts of the Southeast/southern Mid-Atlantic and parts of Central-Southern Texas... Multiple areas of upper-level energy will flow over the Great Lakes into the Northeast through Monday morning, creating a deep upper-level trough over the region. The energy will aid in producing lake-enhanced snow over the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley and upslope snow for the Central Appalachians through Sunday morning when the snow starts to wane. The highest snowfall accumulations will be along the southeast coast of Lake Erie and the east coast of Lake Ontario. Likewise, the highest snowfall amounts will be in the upslope regions of the Central Appalachians. Rain and high elevation snow will start over the northern Mid-Atlantic Coast into parts of the Northeast on Saturday afternoon and end mainly by Sunday afternoon, with a few snow showers lingering into Monday. A deep upper-level trough will be associated with the upper-level energy, bringing temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below average to the Upper Midwest into the Ohio Valley through Monday. In contrast, temperatures will be 15 to 25 degrees above average from parts of the Great Basin/Southwest to the Southern Plains. In addition, an upper-level ridge over the Rockies will allow temperatures to reach record or tied for record high temperature over the southwestern portion of the country through Sunday. Furthermore, weak onshore flow will aid in producing light rain over parts of the Pacific Northwest on Saturday into Sunday. An approaching deep upper-level low will begin to move onshore over California Sunday night into Monday. Therefore, overnight Sunday, light rain will develop over the West Coast, with higher elevation snow over the Sierra Nevada Mountains early Monday morning. In addition, the SPC has issued an Elevated Risk of fire weather over parts of the Southeast/southern Mid-Atlantic and parts of Central-Southern Texas Saturday into Sunday morning due to gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. The threat of an Elevated Risk of fire weather continues on Sunday into Monday morning. Ziegenfelder Graphics are available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php