Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 AM EDT Fri Apr 01 2022

Valid 12Z Fri Apr 01 2022 - 12Z Sun Apr 03 2022

...Snow squalls possible from the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley into the
interior Northeast today following the departure of showers and
thunderstorms early this morning...

...Mixed rain and snow will move from the central Rockies today and then
across the northern tier and New England during the weekend...

...Another system will bring rain/snow from the Pacific Northwest to the
northern High Plains during the weekend but dry and warm conditions
prevail farther south...

A low pressure system exiting into southeastern Canada will bring an end
to the showers and thunderstorms across portions of New England early this
morning as colder and drier air arrives behind a cold front.  The core of
the coldest air associated with an upper-level disturbance is currently
located over the Great Lakes.  As this disturbance exits the Great Lakes
and moves into the Northeast, rain and snow showers that develop could
intensify into snow squalls during the day from the central Appalachians
and lower Great Lakes and into interior portions of the Northeast.  Brief,
but intense snowfall within these squalls can rapidly reduce visibility
and lead to dangerous driving conditions.

Meanwhile, the trailing portion of the cold front is forecast to become
nearly stationary across the Florida Peninsula, supporting additional
showers and storms and the potential for isolated strong to severe storms
into the weekend especially during Saturday night.

Farther west, a wavy frontal boundary is expected to bring rain showers
and thunderstorms today 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.  This system is forecast to
reach the East Coast by Sunday morning, bringing with it a period of mixed
rain and snow over the central Rockies today before moving through the
northern tier toward New England during the weekend.

In the Pacific Northwest, another frontal boundary is forecast to produce
mainly light low elevation rain and mountain snow from the coast eastward to
the northern Rockies later today into Saturday before reaching the
northern High Plains by Sunday morning.  In contrast, expect dry
conditions farther south with temperatures climbing above average during
the weekend.
 
Kong/Pereira


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