Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
251 AM EST Sun Dec 31 2023

Valid 12Z Sun Dec 31 2023 - 12Z Tue Jan 02 2024

...Quiet pattern means little weather-related disruptions for most of the
country for New Year's Eve festivities...

...Clipper system brings light wintry mix to parts of the Midwest, Central
Appalachians, and Mid-Atlantic...

Little to no precipitation is expected for most of the country as we ring
in 2024 tonight. Both Sunday, New Year's Eve, and Monday, New Year's Day,
look quiet, with temperatures generally running within about 10 degrees of
average for late December/early January. Forecast highs for the northern
tier from the Plains to New England will be in the 30s and 40s, as well as
within the Intermountain West. The Mid-Atlantic will see highs in the 40s
and 50s, with 50s and 60s for the Southeast/Lower Mississippi Valley. Some
warmer temperatures into the low 70s will be possible for southern Texas
on Sunday. A cold front will bring cooler conditions in the 30s to the
Central Plains Sunday, and highs in the 40s from portions of the Southern
Plains east through the Tennessee Valley Monday. Highs are forecast in the
50s for the Pacific Northwest and northern/central California and in the
60s for Southern California and the Desert Southwest.

A few areas will see some light precipitation over the next couple of
days. A light wintry mix is forecast with a clipper system dropping from
the Great Lakes through the Central Appalachians Sunday and into the
Mid-Atlantic Monday. Little to no accumulations are expected for most
areas. Some of the higher elevations of the Central Appalachians could see
some locally higher amounts of 2-4". Elsewhere, some light snow may fall
in the Northern Rockies Sunday as an upper-level shortwave passes through.
Light showers are forecast Monday along the Gulf Coast as a passing cold
front interacts with some marginally available Gulf moisture. Further
west, a few spotty showers are also possible in the Desert Southwest as a
Pacific system moves along the U.S./Mexico border. High surf and coastal
flooding will remain a concern along the southern California coast.

Putnam


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