Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 331 AM EDT Sat Oct 26 2024 Valid 12Z Sat Oct 26 2024 - 12Z Mon Oct 28 2024 ..Showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Lower Mississippi/Ohio Valleys on Saturday... ...Rain and higher elevation snow over parts of the Northeast Sunday night... ...Rain moves into the Pacific Northwest and light snow over the higher elevations of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region... A front extending from the Northeast Coast to the Mid-Atlantic and then westward to the Southern Plains moves eastward over the Atlantic while the western end of the boundary lingers over the Gulf Coast States through Monday. In the wake of the front, scattered light rain will develop over parts of the Northeast through Saturday night. Along the southern edge of the boundary, scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over parts of the Lower Mississippi/Ohio Valleys through Saturday evening. Light rain will develop over parts of the Carolinas early Sunday through early Monday morning. Furthermore, onshore flow off the Atlantic will create scattered rain over parts of Florida through Saturday afternoon/evening. Meanwhile, a front will move onshore over the Pacific Northwest Saturday morning, moving inland to the Northern Plains and the Great Basin by Monday. The storm will produce rain over parts of the Pacific Northwest through Monday. The rain will move into Northern California late Saturday evening and continue into Sunday evening. Additionally, overnight Sunday, light snow will develop over the highest elevations of the Cascades and the Northern Intermountain Region. Elsewhere, a front will move southward out of Central Canada on Sunday morning, advancing into the Northeast by Sunday evening, producing scattered rain and snow over the higher elevations of the Northeast through Sunday night. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php