Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
215 PM EDT Thu Mar 31 2022

Valid 00Z Fri Apr 01 2022 - 00Z Sun Apr 03 2022

...Showers and thunderstorms to continue into the evening ahead of a
strong cold front moving across the East...

...Snow squalls possible from the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley into the
East tonight and Friday...

...Dry conditions and warming temperatures expected across much of the
West through the end the week...

Showers and thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a strong cold
front may continue to impact portions of the eastern U.S. as the front
pushes across the region this evening.  Some of these storms may become
strong to severe, with damaging winds and a few tornadoes possible from
parts of the Southeast, through the Mid-Atlantic, and into the Hudson
Valley.

Behind the front, a series of upper level disturbances, along with cold
northwesterly to westerly winds, will support rain and snow showers from
the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, into the Northeast and Mid Atlantic tonight
and Friday.  Scattered snow squalls may develop and move over the Great
Lakes and Ohio Valley tonight.  Snow squalls are likely during the day on
Friday from the central Appalachians and lower Great Lakes into interior
portions of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic.  Brief, but intense snowfall
within these squalls can rapidly reduce visibility and lead to dangerous
driving conditions.

Meanwhile, the front is expected to linger across the Florida Peninsula,
supporting additional showers and storms and the potential for isolated
strong to severe storms into the weekend.

Farther west, a frontal boundary is expected to bring rain and snow from
the Rockies into the north-central Plains tonight into Friday morning,
with mostly light accumulations expected.  During the day on Friday,
expect rain showers and thunderstorms from the northern Plains to Oklahoma
and northern Texas.  While widespread severe weather is not expected,
isolated strong to severe storms may occur across parts of Oklahoma and
northern Texas.  A few dry thunderstorms may develop, which combined with
breezy conditions, may elevate fire weather concerns tomorrow from the
Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle region into west-central Texas.

In the West, a frontal boundary is forecast to produce mainly light low
elevation rain and mountain snow as it moves from the Pacific Northwest to
the northern Rockies late Friday into Saturday.  Elsewhere across the
West, expect dry conditions with temperatures climbing above average
across most areas by the weekend.
 
Pereira

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