Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
243 AM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

Valid 12Z Thu Oct 16 2025 - 12Z Sat Oct 18 2025

...There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Plains
and Upper Great Lakes from Thursday into Saturday...

...Light snow over parts of the Northern Rockies/Great Basin...

A front over the Central/Southern Rockies moves northeastward to the Upper
Great Lakes to the Central Plains by Saturday. The front will produce
showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Northern/Central Plains, the
Southern High Plains, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes on
Thursday. As the front moves eastward on Friday, showers and thunderstorms
likewise move eastward over the Upper Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes
to the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Central/Southern Plains, and
continue through Saturday.

In addition, upper-level energy will create rain and higher-elevation snow
over the Northern Rockies and the Great Basin on Thursday into Saturday.
Moreover, weak onshore flow will help develop rain over the Pacific
Northwest on Thursday into Saturday. Additionally, from overnight Thursday
into Saturday, weak onshore flow off the Gulf will create scattered
showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Western Gulf Coast. Similarly,
onshore flow off the Atlantic will generate rain and showers over parts of
Florida through Saturday. Lastly, upper-level energy will trigger
scattered showers over parts of Northern New England through Friday
morning.


Ziegenfelder


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