Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 358 AM EDT Tue Apr 15 2025 Valid 12Z Tue Apr 15 2025 - 12Z Thu Apr 17 2025 ...Gusty winds in Northeast/Mid-Atlantic today... ...Snow across Lower Great Lakes today then Northern Rockies on Wednesday... ...Critical Fire Weather Risk returns to Southern High Plains/Southwest beginning Wednesday... ...Above average temperatures in the West and Central U.S.; cooler in the East... Northwesterly winds on the backside of a strong cold front will generate some lake effect snow down wind of the Lower Great Lakes tonight through Wednesday. Accumulations should remain modest with around 4-8 inches possible for parts of Upstate New York/Adirondacks. Winds will pick up in the wake of the aforementioned cold front across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic beginning this afternoon. Wind advisories are in effect for portions of the Central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic. Snow showers will likely increase in coverage over the Northern Rockies beginning Wednesday, leading to some moderate impacts for parts of west-central Montana into northwestern Wyoming. Mild, dry and gusty conditions will promote a Critical Fire Weather risk across portions of the Southwest into the Southern High Plains beginning on Wednesday. Elsewhere, cooler air filters into the eastern half of the country behind the strong cold front tonight. Split flow in the West, with an upper trough anchored over southern Canada and a closed low over the Southwest Coast, should encourage ample warm southerly flow into the West and Central U.S. over the next couple of days. High temperatures will likely be 15-25 degrees above average, but aren't likely to rival any existing records. Kebede Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php