Aside from light snow accumulations across portions of the Great Lakes and Appalachians as well as passing showers in western Washington and Oregon, Tuesday will feature quiet and calm weather across the country.
New England will have the chilliest afternoon temperatures as they sit in the teens and 20s. Several states will battle for the warmest afternoon temperatures as digits in the 70s are felt across extreme southern Texas, the deserts of Arizona and California, as well as coastal portions of southern California. Otherwise, temperatures in the 60s will spread from central California, through southern New Mexico, the southern Plains and portions of the Southeast. A broader range of temperatures in the 40s and 50s will occur across the lower elevations of the West, along the Front Range, through portions of the northern and central Plains, the Tennessee Valley, and Mid-Atlantic. Lastly, temperatures in the 30s will stretch from the Rocky Mountains, Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and portions of the Northeast.
Mostly quiet weather will continue Wednesday with the exception of snow across the Appalachians, portions of the Cascades, and northern parts of the Sierra Nevada. Some rain will also be felt in the Carolinas, Virginia and western portions of the Pacific Northwest.
The Lower 48 will see above normal afternoon temperatures as a broad ridge of high pressure sits from the Intermountain West to the Plains. The warmest temperatures on Wednesday will be in the 70s across the Desert Southwest. Temperatures in the 60s will be felt across central and southern California, southern New Mexico, portions of the southern Plains and parts of the Southeast. A wider range of temperatures in the 40s and 50s will occur from the lower elevations of the West, the Front Range, western portions of the Plains, the Ohio Valley and the Mid-Atlantic. Cooler temperatures in the 20s and 30s will happen in the higher elevations of Rocky Mountains, the Upper Midwest, along the Appalachians and Northeast.
Snow will become heavier across the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and Intermountain West on Thursday as a storm system slowly pushes eastward. In addition to snow, rain will fall across coastal California where the heaviest will likely fall across southwestern portions. Later in the day, a front will move across the Great Lakes, causing snow to fall across portions of the Northeast.
Afternoon high temperatures will cool some with temperatures in the 60s across the Desert Southwest, Texas, and Florida. Meanwhile, temperatures in the 50s will stretch from the coastal West, central California, the Front Range, central Plains, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures in the 30s and 40s will fall across the Intermountain West, the northern Plains, Midwest and Northeast. A smaller area of 20s will be felt across the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains.
The storm system across the West will continue to bring rain and snow impacts on Friday. Snow accumulations will occur across the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains. The heaviest snowfall totals will be felt along the Colorado Plateau and Wasatch Range. Meanwhile, a developing storm system across the Northeast will scatter light snow totals across the region.
Afternoon high temperatures will continue to get chillier as temperatures in the 60s and 70s are confined to Texas, southern portions of the Gulf Coast states, and Florida. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s will be felt from the lower elevations of the West, central Plains, southern parts of the Great Lakes, the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s will fall across the Intermountain West, northern Plains, northern portions of the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The coldest temperatures in the teens will likely occur in the higher elevations of Sierra Nevada.
The weekend and Monday will possibly be the most active weather-wise. On Saturday, a storm system brewing across the Rocky Mountains will bring snow to the region. As it travels across the southern Plains, showers and thunderstorms will be possible from Oklahoma, Texas and the Lower Mississippi. In the Northeast, snow will continue to fall as the storm system from Friday slowly exits out into the Atlantic. By Sunday, the storm system in the Lower Mississippi will continue to move eastward, causing more showers and thunderstorms across the Southeast and Florida. On Monday, this system will have the chance to move up, along the Atlantic Coast, but confidence is too low at this time. The next impactful system will come from the Pacific, yielding rain to southern California and snow to the Sierra Nevada.
Afternoon high temperatures across the country Saturday through Monday will be relatively the same with temperatures in the 60s and 70s from southern Texas, coastal portions of the Gulf Coast states, and Florida. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s will stretch from coastal portions of the West, through the Southwest, southern Plains, Tennessee Valley, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures in the 20s and 30s will occur in the higher elevations of the Intermountain West, central and northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Northeast.
By: Weatherbug Meteorologist, Kayla St. Germain
