Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 401 AM EDT Sat Apr 02 2022 Valid 12Z Sat Apr 02 2022 - 12Z Mon Apr 04 2022 ...No major weather systems expected to impact the nation this weekend although some heavy rains/severe weather possible today across central Florida... ...Unsettled weather begins moving into the Pacific Northwest later on Sunday followed by heavy precipitation and windy conditions on Monday... With the departure of a deep low pressure system into eastern Canada, more tranquil weather is on tap for most of the nation this weekend. The remaining snow showers in the wake of this system across New England is expected to taper off this morning. Temperatures will be below average this weekend from the Great Lakes into the northeast, but not nearly as cold as the previous cold air outbreak last weekend. Meanwhile, the southern edge of the cold air mass will become nearly stationary across central Florida through the weekend. This frontal boundary will become the focus for potentially heavy rains and severe weather later this afternoon into tonight as a subtle disturbance aloft is forecast to push off the eastern Gulf of Mexico and ride from west to east along this frontal boundary. Over the Great Plains, a fast-moving frontal wave is forecast to reach the lower Great Lakes by tonight and begins to deepen as it moves across the northeastern U.S. on Sunday. The fast movement of this system should keep any associated precipitation on the light side. A swath of rain/snow mix is forecast to move through the upper Midwest/Great Lakes this weekend and then New England Sunday night/early Monday. Another fast moving system will emerge out of the Northern Rockies on Saturday, through the northern Plains on Sunday before reaching the upper Midwest early on Monday. Similar to the lead system, the expected quick movement should limit precipitation potential across these areas but a swath of rain/snow mix is also expected north of the system center. Thunderstorms could expected farther south over the southern Plains with increasing Gulf moisture. The recent dry weather pattern across the Pacific Northwest to the west of the Cascades will be coming to an end late this weekend as precipiation begins to move back in ahead of the next cold front from the northeastern Pacific. This will be the beginning of a multi day precipitation event that will linger into the early part of next week. While the Pacific Northwest has seen below average precipitation over the past few weeks, areas to the west of the Cascades from western Washington State into northwest Oregon are one of the few areas of the West not experiencing drought conditions. As a deep cyclone pushes the strong cold front onshore early on Monday, increasingly windy conditions with heavy coastal rain and mountain snow can be expected to move into the Pacific Northwest. Mountain snow is expected to reach into the northern Rockies by Monday morning. Kong/Oravec Graphics are available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php