Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
254 PM EST Mon Jan 05 2026

Valid 00Z Tue Jan 06 2026 - 00Z Thu Jan 08 2026

...Heavy snow over parts of the Cascades, Northern Intermountain Region,
and Northern Rockies...

...Freezing rain possible from the Upper Mississippi Valley eastward to
the Northeast...

...Moderate to heavy snow over the Northeast...

Low pressure over the Northern/Central Plains will move eastward off the
Northeast Coast by Wednesday evening. The system over the Northern/Central
Plains will trigger a wintry mix from the Great Lakes to the Northeast.
Additionally, light to moderate snow will develop over the Northeast
through Wednesday morning. 

On Monday evening, an area of rain/freezing rain will develop over parts
of the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes, which will produce
0.10 plus inches of ice, freezing rain, over the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Furthermore, light snow will also develop over parts of the Northeast
Monday night into Wednesday. Moreover, rain/freezing rain develops over
the Northeast Tuesday evening into Wednesday.

Meanwhile, a plume of moisture will move over the Pacific Northwest, with
rain and higher-elevation snow developing over parts of the Northwest
early Tuesday morning through Wednesday. In addition, heavy snowfall will
occur over the Northern Cascades and the Northern Intermountain Region.
Rain and higher-elevation snow will begin to wane over California
overnight Monday into Tuesday and over the Pacific Northwest overnight
Monday.

Ziegenfelder

Graphics available at
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php