Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
135 PM EDT Thu Nov 02 2023

Valid 00Z Fri Nov 03 2023 - 00Z Sun Nov 05 2023

...Recent cold weather pattern east of the Rockies will continue to warm
into this weekend...

...Several rounds of moderate to locally heavy precipitation to continue
into portions of the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies and northern
California this weekend into early next week...

There is expected to be continued moderation of the recent much below
average temperatures across areas to the east of the Rockies.  While
frosts and freezes are again possible Friday morning from the Lower
Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, portions of the Southeast,
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, no widespread records are expected.  The area
of high pressure responsible for some of the cold morning lows will be
moving offshore of the Northeast late Thursday, with milder upstream air
over the mid section of the nation continuing to push eastward over the
next few days.  In addition to the warming trend, mostly dry weather
expected from the Southwest, through the mid section of the nation and
into the east, save for some coastal showers along the east coast of
Florida.

The wet region of the Lower 48 will continue to be the Pacific Northwest
into the Northern Rockies and Northern California.  Much needed rounds of
precipitation are expected, bringing relief to areas of the Northwest that
are experiencing Severe to Exceptional drought condition.  The current
initial round of precipitation in this wet pattern will continue to
diminish on Thursday into Thursday night as it pushes inland into the
Northern Rockies.  This will be followed by another surge of above average
moisture values as the next atmospheric river event brings additional
heavy precipitation potential to the Pacific Northwest into northern
California late Friday into Saturday, spreading inland into the Northern
Rockies by Saturday night.  This will then be followed by additional
precipitation potential late Sunday into Monday. 

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