Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
342 AM EDT Sun Jul 03 2022

Valid 12Z Sun Jul 03 2022 - 12Z Tue Jul 05 2022

...Post-Tropical Cyclone Colin to move offshore this afternoon/evening...

...Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms possible across northern
tier...

...West cools down as Great Plains into Midwest warm up...

...Critical fire weather conditions to persist across the Great Basin this
weekend...

Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to focus around a pair of surface
fronts over parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains before
expanding into the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast through Monday
night. Pockets of heavy rainfall may develop over portions of the Upper
Midwest today and tomorrow. The severe thunderstorm threat will impact
parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest through Monday as well. An
enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms was issued by the Storm Prediction
Center for parts of central-southern Montana where the greatest threat of
damaging winds are likely to be.

A strong cold front will usher in substantial cooling along the West Coast
and points inland today and continuing into tomorrow before weakening by
midweek. Continuing dry conditions will contribute to the Critical Fire
weather risk for parts of the Great Basin. Elsewhere, upper-level ridging
will build over the central part of the country beginning today, which
will lead to anomalous warmth for parts of the Great Plains and Midwest
through midweek.

Kebede

Graphics are available at
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php