SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expected anywhere, nationwide .. However, isolated storms are possible for this morning across portions of north-central Texas towards the ARK-LA-TEX region, and possibly across the central Pacific Northwest for late tonight ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a vast portion of the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and Intermountain West becoming impacted over the next few days as heavy rainfall and heavy mountain snowfall overspreads the region ... Arctic air is expected to infilter the region and surge southward as the low pressure storm system proceeds inland ... Strong onshore flow will generate heavy coastal rainfall and mountain snowfall, which is expected to spread towards the Rockies and south into the Great Basin as the frontal boundary proceeds inland through the Southwest and Central/Southern Rockies by early on Monday ... Cold Canadian air will proceed into the Central and Northern Plains, allowing for temperatures to fall below normal for mid to late February standards .. Snowfall will accompany the frontal boundary as it makes its way through the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region for the weekend and into portions of the Northeast on Monday ... Finally, a frontal boundary extending from the Southern Mid-Atlantic to the Western Gulf Coast will have a wave of low pressure develop over the Central Gulf Coastal region that will begin to proceed to the northeast along the boundary ... The boundary will settle on southward over the Southeast by Sunday AM ... Scattered to widespread rainfall will span from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic region .. Higher rainfall amounts and rates will increase the risk for flooding across the region with FLASH FLOOD WATCHES posted ... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Weather Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer
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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expected anywhere, nationwide .. However, a few isolated storms could become possible across far southern New Mexico into west Texas (RIO GRANDE VALLEY) for late in the afternoon through tonight... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a rather warm outlook for the majority of the eastern portions of the Nation as warm, moist air lifts on northward ahead of a cold frontal boundary ... Several locations across the region will have afternoon highs reaching up to 35 degrees above mid February standards ... This moisture will interact with that cold frontal boundary proceeding through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and Mid-Atlantic generating rounds of rain showers and possible thunderstorms along the boundary layer ... Precipitation axis expected to span from the Southern Plains to the northern Mid-Atlantic, with the highest precipitation amounts concentrating over the eastern Ohio Valley and Northern Appalachians where FLOOD WATCHES and FLOOD WARNINGS are in effect .. This region is experiencing some flooding for the weekend; slight risk issued by the CPC for excessive rainfall ... As this frontal boundary proceeds southward, coverage of lighter rainfall will increase across the Southeast and Carolinas .. The airmass across the central portions of the Nation will be slightly below average for mid-February standards in the wake of the frontal passage ... Majority of the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West will be in an active wet pattern as multiple, upper-level disturbances proceeds on through ... Showers and higher elevation snow showers will increase through today across the region as the Pacific frontal system proceeds inland ... This precipitation will continue into the weekend as multiple waves proceed across these regions ... Heavy snowfall is expected in the forecast along the Washington Cascades where there are WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES in effect for today's forecast ... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expected anywhere, nationwide .. However, a few storms could become possible across the Midwest and Ohio Valley mainly for this afternoon and evening hours .... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has warm and moist air lifting across the Southern Plains and Mid-Atlantic for the next few days, aiding in developing a few showers and storms along a cold frontal boundary .. The temperatures will be well above normal for mid February standards as much as 35 degrees ... These storms are capable of producing some very heavy rainfall .. This frontal boundary is forecast to proceed south and east through the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, lower Mississippi Valley and the Southern Plains through late Friday ... A swath of scattered rainfall is expected to hit portions of southern New Mexico to the Chesapeake Bay .. The Appalachian spine of western Pennsylvania and West Virginia is forecast to have amounts of 1 to as much as 3 inches of rainfall by early Sunday morning ... FLASH FLOOD WATCHES are in effect in this region .... A strong ridge of high pressure is proceeding into the Central and Northern Plains in the wake of the cold frontal boundary, allowing a surge of arctic air to entrenched over the region ... High temperatures are forecast to be up to 35 degrees below mid February standards .. By Friday, temperatures behind the frontal bounday will be near normal throughout the Mississippi Valley and southern Plains ... Finally, the Pacific Northwest and portions of the Desert SOuthwest will be in an active weather pattern throughout the weekend ... Onshore Pacific flow along with a series of disturbances will spread an axis of rain showers and mountain snowfall across the region ... In general, accumulations are expected to be on the lighter side than previous events ... However, given the moderate to severe drought conditions present in the Southwest and Central Great Basin, the rainfall and higher elevation snowfall should alleviate these conditions .... HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expected anywhere, nationwide .. However, a few isolated storms are a possibility from the ARKLATEX and Lower Mississippi Valley into portions of the Ohio Valley through tonight's outlook ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a strong cold frontal boundary stretching east to west across southern Canada and this is expecting to sag southward to Montana and the Dakotas for this evening, bringing a few light snow showers and a reinforcement of colder air .. Today's highs are forecast to be 10 to 15 degrees above mid February standards across the north-central states, however, by tomorrow, the temperatures will fall to almost 35 degrees BELOW mid February standards, quite the contrast in 24 hours ... The cold frontal boundary will continue the progression south and east for Thursday's outlook, but locations ahead of the boundary will soar into the 60s and 70s for many locations across the central/southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic coastal regions .. By Friday though, folks from Texas to the middle Mississippi Valley will see highs of 20 to as much as 45 degrees colder than comparison of Thursday's highs .. The warm air ahead of the frontal boundary will also allow modified moisture flow from the Gulf of Mexico to flow on northward, helping to aid in producing scattered rain showers and thunderstorms from ARKLATEX into the Appalachians through tonight .. A second round of heavier rainfall is anticipated to develop on Thursday PM across portions of the Ohio Valley into Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia, some locations could top up to three inches in a 2-day period with FLASH FLOOD WATCHES in effect ... Finally, across the Western states, a series of upper-level disturbances will allow for the majority of the regions to remain unsettled thorugh the remainder of the week ahead ... Temperatures along and west of the Continental Divide will be near or slightly below normal, which is a big chance from the recent average warmth seen over the past couple of weeks .. These systems are NOT expected to produce widespread heavy precipitation, but lower elevation rain and mountain snowfall should put a slight dent in widespread drought conditions across the Southwest and portions of the Southern Great Basin .... HAVE A GREAT VALENTINES DAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is a good possibility with marginal damaging wind and a couple brief tornadoes with some strong to severe storms possible across Southeastern Louisian to Western Georgia through the evening hours .. The Storm Prediction Center has a MARGINAL RISK in place for this threat .. Be sure to follow your Severe Weather Precautions and have multiple sources to receive up to the latest forecast, statements, and alerts .... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a strong frontal boundary extending across the Northeastern states into Texas allowing to set the stage up for some unsettled weather for the weekend over the majority of the Eastern regions of the Nation .. Bitterly cold air, with current readings in the -10 to -20 over eastern Montana, will continue to proceed southward for today ... High temperatures over the central and northern Plains will only reach the single digits to teens, while many locations ahead of the boundary will warm into the 50s and 60s across the Mid-Atlantic into the Tennessee Valley with 70s along the Southeast coastal regions ... Several rounds of snowfall will affect the central regions of the Nation to the Northeast over the next couple of days, each disturbance producing light to locally moderate accumulations .. By Sunday AM, an additional 6 - 12" of snowfall is in the forecast in the higher terrain of the Colorado Rockies with 3 - 6" expected from northern New York into far northern New England .. Lighter amounts in between, from the Colorado Rockies into the central Great Lakes ... On the warm side of this cold frontal boundary, moisture is expected to surge northeastward from the Gulf of Mexico into the eastern and southern regions of the Nation, supporting a broad threat of flooding today for the Central Gulf Coastal Region into the northern Mid-Atlantic with a greater focus over Tennessee into the southern Appalachians where roughly two to four inches of rainfall will be a strong possibility through Sunday ... FLASH FLOOD WATCHES are in effect for these regions ... In between the axis of snow and rain will be a transition region of freezing rain with light to perhaps locally moderate icing possible from the middle Mississippi Valley, along the Ohio River and into interior regions of the Northeast ... Finally, out West, temperatures are forecast to drop back closer to normal behind a series of cold frontal boundaries .. Light mountain snowfall and lower elevation rain will follow a cold frontal boundary that is proceeding south across the Four Corners region for today ... Outside of Colorado, snowfall accumulations from this particular system should be on the light side of the equation .. A second cold frontal boundary will enter the Pacific Northwest for Sunday PM brining a potential for light snow to the northern Rockies and northern Great Basin ... Precipitation totals from these systems is forecast to be light through Monday AM ... HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expected anywhere across the Nation .. A few thunderstorms could develop across portions of Southeast Texas through the lower Mississippi Valley and the Southeastern states mainly for later today and tonight .. NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has an Arctic frontal boundary currently near the Continental Divide that extends across portions of central Plains is continuing the motion to the south over the next couple of days ... This is allowing for a steady surge of cold conditions across portions of the Northern Tiers of the Nation from Montana to Wisconsin, with subzero lows and highs in the single digits to teens for Friday .. A slow moderating trend is expected over the weekend ... Milder conditions will be expected to continue across portions of California and the Desert Southwest with no rain or snow in the forecast .. It will also be quite mild for the Gulf Coastal region and especially across the Florida Peninsula with the frontal boundary expected to stall and then lift on northward as a warm front .. Widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected to develop from Louisiana to the Mid-Atlantic region going through the weekend ahead of a slow-moving cold frontal boundary .. Rainfall amounts of 1 - 3" is appearing to be a likelihood at this time .. Finally, snowfall will make the headlines across the greater Chicago to Detroit for today's forecast, with WINTER STORM WARNINGS and ADVISORIES in effect .. This snow event will also make it on up into Upstate New York and New England by this evening and Saturday .. The forecast is calling for heavy snowfall for the central and northern Rockies as the arctic frontal boundary and upper-level forcing proceeds into the region ... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
No Severe Weather expected in the forecast nor any thunderstorms nationwide ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has some higher elevation snowfall in the forecast to continue the persistent pattern across the northern Rockies as an Arctic boundary drapes along the mountain ranges .. As the energy from the upper-level low proceeds southward tonight, so will this boundary in addition to the snowfall spreading into the Plains .. By Friday, an intense axis of snow will advance across portions of the Mississippi Valley and into the lower Great Lakes region -- impacting regions in Chicago and Detroit .. This band should be mainly brief and end by the end of the day; however, a significant amount of snowfall is expected .. Meanwhile, higher elevation snowfall along the northern Rockies will begin to taper off by Friday PM .. Ligher snow showers will also continue southward into Nebraska and Kansas .. As the Arctic cold frontal boundary progresses on southward into the southern Plains on Friday PM into Saturday AM, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will begin streaming on northward .. As a result, expecting a wintry mix particularly in northeastern Oklahoma overnight Friday and into the morning hours on Saturday .. Showers and storms will be in the forecast and expected across the central and western Gulf Coast ... The western regions of the Nation will remain on the dry and warm side through Saturday with temperatures approaching near 25 degrees above mid February standards .. The Pacific Northwest will become near normal for today as light precipitation proceeds into the region .. The Eastern Seaboard and Southeast will also experience warm conditions for today and Saturday .. In contrast, the Plains and Upper Midwest will be below average for mid February standards due to the Arctic airmass proceeding over the region through Saturday -- with high temperatures as much as 30 to 35 degrees below mid February standards ... HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Weather Forecast and Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather bring some isolated to scattered possible severe thunderstorms to the Lower Mississippi Valley as a complex low pressure storm system begins to strength out of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and Texas advancing northeastward with a complex spectrum of weather in the cold sector while in the warm sector, this ... The Storm Prediction Center has as MARGINAL RISK in affect for Eastern Texas to portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley for late this afternoon and evening, as the threat for some isolated severe hail above 2" in diameter is a possibility in some good supercells, so be on the alert .. Be sure to have Severe Weather Precautions in motion .. Have multiple sources to receive your updated forecast, statements, and possible alerts coming then .. Stay Tuned! NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has an interesting pattern of weather for the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies where tranquil pattern will prevail with generally lesser rainfall and snowfall for now, however the pattern is expected to become very active, once again, with unsettled conditions in the mid to latter half of the week ahead as a new low pressure storm system drops out of British Columbia, Canada .. This is allowing for a new surge of Pacific moisture to approach the region with rain to coastal regions and heavy mountain snowfall up to 3 feet in some ranges in the interior Pacific Northwest ... Some heavy snowfall could also be expected further to the ast out in the northern High Plains and especially in the Northern Intermountain West where up to 6 inches or moer is a good possibility, locally ... The remainder of the Western regions of the Nation will be quite the opposite as the high persist over the Great Basin keeping the conditions very mild and dry .. In fact, high temperatures are forecast as much as 25 degrees above early February standards across the region ... Some record warmth will be a good possibility ahead of the next storm stystem approaching the Pacific Northwest, while warmer air pools in the Great Basin ... Colder and drier conditions are settled over the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast and there will be yet, another cold frontal boundary approaching this region for today which will help to reinforce the arctic chill through mid week .. This will be a very important feature in setting up the stage for the next major winter event and system impacting the region and developing over the lower Mississippi Valley by late today and then expecting to lift northeast up across the Tennessee Valley, central Mid-Atlantic, and southern New England through Wednesday's forecast ... heavy snowfall axis is expected north and west of the track of low pressure and areas across the Northern Mid-Atlantic and interior Northeast could see anywhere from 6 - 12" "where bandings persist" ... Just south of the axis of heavy snow, expecting a narrow band of freezing rain and sleet which will extend from the Ohio Valley northeastward up across southern New England .. Some locally significant icing accumulations are expected .. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES, WINTER STORM WATCHES and WARNINGS are going in motion later today .. Check with your local National Weather Service page for all the details in your region and the latest advisories ... Finally, further to the South across the Gulf Coast states into the Southeast, the concern is for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms associated with the same feature driving the winter weather as I mentioned above .. In fact, some very heavy rainfall totals will be likely possible for this evening and overnight in protions of the lower Mississippi Valley and Tennessee Valley as a strong surge of active moisture surges northward from the Gulf of Mexico and help to focus an axis of training rain showers and thunderstorms ... Runoff problems and flash flooding is a good possibility .. Gradually, this heavy rainfall axis will proceed off to the east and impacts the remainder of the Gulf Coast and Southeast through late on Wednesday ... HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... Some storms COULD develop overnight in portions of the Mississippi Delta region, looking slim at this time ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has some calm and tranquil weather after a period of active activity across the Eastern and Southern portions of the Nation for today as we start out the first full week of February .. Drier and mainly cold conditions are in place as high pressure takes shape over the Ohio Valley shifting towards the Mid-Atlantic by tonight .. However, this dry period is very brief as the energy wave advancing southeast from the Pacific Northwest and out across the Plains will begin to organize an area of low pressure across the Lower Mississippi Valley by late on Tuesday ... This developing wave of low pressure is tapping a big energy surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and this will result in an axis of very heavy rainfall of a widespread variety across the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys along with some storms for late on Tuesday going into Wednesday early morning .. Locally as much as a few inches of rainfall is a good possibility across these locations and a result of runoff concerns and possible flooding is rising .. This storm system is expected to pull northeast across the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, and this will ultimately bring widespread precipitation to regions of the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast through late on Wednesday .. Heavy snowfall in the forecast for an narrow axis of freezing rain and ice can be expected north and west of the low track and regions of the northern Mid-Atlantic and interior Northeast will see the heaviest snowfall accumulations with some areas receiving between six to a foot of snowfall .. Farther to the South, there will be plenty of rain showers and possible thunderstorms from the Southeasat to the Gulf Coastal region ... Regions around the Pacific Northwest, and the central/northern Rockies will see additional unsettled weather at least through the early portion of the week ahead, but a deeper fetch of Pacific moisture has been impacting this region over the last several days should begin to finally thin out which will end the threat for heavy rain/snow ... Regardless, however, there will still be as much as additional foot of snowfall across the Cascades and interior mountain ranges of he Northwest and northern Rockies ... Some heavy snowfall will also be a possibility across the northern and western Colorado high country .. The remainder of the Western areas of the Nation will remain rather mild and dry with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above early February standards settle in place ... Finally, meanwhile, the regions east of the spine of the central/northern Rockies and especially across the northern Plains and upper Midwest will be seeing temperatures dropping dramatically and remaining much colder as this region of the Nation will continue to see intrusions of arctic air dropping southward from Canada .. This will foster temperatures locally as much as 25 degrees below early Feburary standards with actual daytime forecast highs in the single digits with overnight lows as much as 25 degrees below zero! HAVE A GREAT MONDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... Thunderstorms are NOT expected anywhere across the Continental Lower 48 ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a unsettled and quite an active pattern indeed for the next several days across portions of the Pacific Northwest and then spreading over the Northern Rockies with series of systems over the Gulf of Alaska sagging on southward and inland across the region .. Heavy rainfall is indeed in the forecast, especially the coastal regions of Washington, however, for the higher terrain and adjacent Cascades, especially interior areas of the Northern Rockies we could be seeing some pretty impressive heavy accumulations of snowfall up to three feet in some areas throughout the weekend ahead ... Look at the Eastern portions of the Nation, we are watching in the wake of the cold frontal boundary, an Arctic high pressure over the Midwest will proceed eastward and expecting daytime highs across the majority of this region as much as 25 below early February standards .. The high will advance quickly eastward towards the Mid-Atlantic for Saturday and then exceed offshore for Sunday .. This will allow for temperatures to rebound a bit as southerly winds return to the forecast ... However, this area of high pressure proceeds offshore, a complex storm system will begin developing across the Central Plains into the Middle Mississippi Valley as some of this energy impacting the Pacific Northwest drop southeastward .. Multiple waves of low pressure will impact the broader Midwest for this weekend and foster a threat for accumulating snowfall across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and the Northeast .. Generally a cold rain with some wet snowflakes mixing in initally some pockets of freezing rain could be expected over the Mid-Atlantic ... Heavier rains meanwhile is expected further south from the Tennessee Valley south to the Gulf coastal states and portions of the Southeast as a seperate area of low pressure impact this region and bringing plenty of Gulf of Mexico moisture ... Much colder air is reinforcing with the arctic high pressure expecting to drop southward from Canada on Sunday and begin to spill over the majority of the Northern areas of the Nation and with a particular focus on the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest .. Daytime highs will only reach the single digits and nighttime lows will be well below zero .. These temperatures will be along with some dangerously low wind chills values as well ... Finally, the remainder of the Nation will be expecting to see drier conditions throughout the weekend and this will include the Desert Southwest where again temperatures will be above early February standards .... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... Thunderstorms are NOT expected anywhere across the Continental Lower 48 ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a frontal boundary extending across the Lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southern Plains expecting to proceed off the Eastern Seaboard overnight Thursday into Friday AM .. This system will be responsible for some snowfall from the Northeast to the Lower Great Lakes and over the Upper Great Lakes with rain showers over the Central and Eastern Ohio Valley returning over to snowfall for the Western Ohio Valley and Middle Mississippi Valley for mid to late morning today .. The snowfall will continue over Northern New England and expanding the axis into the Central Appalachians and portions of the Ohio Valley by this evening ... The light snow showers will then proceed into Southern New England and then the Northern Mid-Atlantic by tomorrow AM, expecting to proceed off the coastal regions by Friday evening ... The rain showers are expecting to expand for Thursday evening across Southern New England and extending that axis southwestward to the Lower Mississippi Valley by the overnight ... The rain will then proceed eastward off the Southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast and then the Central and Eastern Gulf Coastal Region by tomorrow PM ... In the wake of the system, lake enhanced snow showers are expected to develop in the favored downwinded areas of the Great Lakes beginning tonight into Friday PM ... Finally, meanwhile, the multiple upper-level impulses are expecting to proceed over the Central and Northern Rockies aiding in producing snowfall that will increase in threat and decrease of the region for late Thursday into Friday PM .. In addition, Pacific onshore flow pattern will aid in producing additional rain showers and higher elevation snow showers over portions of the Pacific Northwest through Friday PM ... Upper-level ridging then begins to develop in the forecast over the Pacific Northwest for Friday that will allow the snow levels to rise up over the Pacific Northwest ... HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... Thunderstorms are NOT expected anywhere across the Continental Lower 48 ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a frontal boundary extending across the Upper Great Lakes through the Middle Mississippi Valley and then onward to the Central Rockies that will proceed eastward to the Central and Northern Appalachians across portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley and Western Gulf Coast by tomorrow PM. This storm system is responsible in producing a round of snow over portions of the Upper Great Lakes extending to the Upper Mississippi Valley and Northern Rockies expecting to proceed eastward to the Lower Great Lakes and Northeast by this afternoon ... Overnight on Wednesday, this snow axis is expected to proceed for the Northern New England reigon, ending by tomorrow PM. In addition to Wednesday PM and overnight, a secondary boundary proceeds into the Upper Great Lakes producing more snowfall over portions of the Upper Great Lakes into the Upper Mississippi Valley that will then continue over the Great Lakes through tomorrow night. On Thursday as this primary frontal boundary proceeds for the Appalachians, snow and rain showers will develop along the boundary layer over the Southern Ohio Valley and Tennessee Valley into portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley later on Thursday AM .. The rain showers will then continue along the frontal boundary from the Lower Mississippi Valley into the Southern Ohio and Tennessee Valleys through Thursday PM. Finally, meanwhile, watching an upper-level energy wave over the Northern Rockies that will proceed southeastward to the Middle Mississippi Valley by Thursday PM. This energy will aid in producing snow showers over portions of the Northern Rockies that will proceed over the region through Thursday PM .. Dome of the snowfall proceeds into portions of the Central Rockies on Thursday AM waning by Thursday PM ... Furthermore, looking at Pacific onshore flow aiding in producing coastal rainfall and higher elevation snowfall over portions of the Pacific Northwest that will continue through Thursday PM ... HAVE A GREAT WEDNESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... Thunderstorms are NOT expected anywhere across the Continental Lower 48 ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a deep, upper-level trough in place over the Mid-Atlantic and Lower Great Lakes that is expected to proceed off the Northeast Coastal Regions by the overnight on Tuesday ... This system is responsible for light snow showers over portions of the Lower Great Lakes and Central Appalachians into portions of the Mid-Atlantic and New England expecting to wane by this evening ... Meanwhile, a frontal boundary over the Northern High Plains and Northern Rockies stretching to portions of the Northwest is expecting to proceed to the Upper Great Lakes, Middle Mississippi Valley and Southern High Plains by Wednesday PM .. This snow axis will expand into portions of the Northern High Plains for your Wednesday's outlook through Wednesday PM .. As this boundary proceeds eastward, snow showers will develop over portions of the Upper Mississippi Valley by this afternoon and expanding into the Upper Great Lakes by the overnight Tuesday with the snow showers waning over the Upper Mississippi Valley by Wednesday AM .. Also for Wednesday, expecting the snow showers to proceed eastward into the Lower Great Lakes into portions of the Northeast by Wednesday PM .. Finally, elsewhere, onshore Pacific flow over the Pacific Northwest is expecting to gradually produce coastal rain shower and higher elevation snow showers over portions of the Northwest through Wednesday PM into Thursday ... HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, SEMCF and TRAPT'S LEAD FORECASTER and LEAD WEATHER ANALYST David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... However, Some thunderstorm activity is a possibility across portions of the Florida Peninsula and adjacent locations of the Southeast for late this afternoon and tonight, particularily Northern Florida ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a frontal boundary along the Eastern Seaboard expected to proceed slowly out over the Western Atlantic by Monday PM .. Moisture is expected to pool along the boundary layer aiding in developing rain showers from Southern New England extending the axis southward to the Southeast and Central Gulf Coast and as far west as the Central Appalachians and eastern Ohio Valley to the Tennessee Valley that is expected to proceed slowly off the Northeast coastal regions by tonight ... By Monday PM, expecting the rain showers to be confined to mainly the Northern Mid-Atlantic coastal regions and Southeastern Florida ... In addition to this feature, another feature of upper-level energy is expected over the Northern High Plains that is proceeding southeastward to the Ohio Valley by tomorrow PM .. This energy will be responsible for some snow fall over portions of the Northern Rockies and Northern High Plains that is expected to dissipate for tonight .. Overnight Sunday, this energy wave will then proceed to produce a mix of rain and snow showers for portions of the Middle Mississippi and Western Ohio Valley that will then proceed eastward to the Lower Great Lakes and eastern Ohio Valley as light snow showers and some light rain showers by Monday PM ... Finally, meanwhile, a plume of moisture we've been watching closely is expecting to stream into the Pacific Northwest for today's outlook that will slowly begin to wane by tomorrow PM .. This moisture is expecting to produce some rain shower and higher elevation snow showers over the Pacific Northwest that is expecting to become confined in the Olympic Peninsula and portions of the Northern Intermountain Region by tonight ... Rain showers are expected to proceed southward into Northern Oregon Coastal Region by tomorrow PM ... On Monday into Monday PM, the rain showers will become heavy at times .. OVernight tonight into Monday PM, the snowfall levels will slowly begin to lower as upper-level troughing proceeds into the Northwest ... HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Weather Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... However, Some thunderstorm activity is a possibility near the Upper Texas Gulf Coast to Louisiana coastal areas througout today's forecast, however, the risk for severe weather is very low at this time ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a frontal boundary extending across the Great Lakes southwestward to the Southern Plains that will then proceed east off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal regions by tomorrow PM while remaining in place over portions of the Southern Mid-Atlantic coastal areas into the Southeast and Eastern Gulf Coastal regions for Sunday night ... Moisture from the Western Gulf of Mexico will pool along the boundary aiding in the development of rainfall for the Central and Western Gulf Coastal areas to the Western Ohio Valley and Middle Mississippi Valley that will then expand and proceed eastward and expand the axis of precipitation northward to into the Lower Great Lakes to the Central and Western Gulf Coastal areas by tomorrow PM ... The rainfall is expected to be heavy at times across the Central Gulf Coast for today's outlook ... As this frontal boundary proceed eastward, the rainfall will proceed off the majority of the Northeast Coastal areas by Sunday PM .. Likewise, the rain showers along the southern half of the boundary will proceed eastward into the Southern Mid-Atlantic and Southeast by Sunday PM, too .. Overnight tonight into Sunday AM, the rainfall will end West to east over the Central and Western Gulf Coast ... Meanwhile, a plume of moisture we've been watching is expected to proceed into the Pacific Northwest and Northern California through Sunday PM as the axis of moisture proceeds northward into Southwestern Canadian coastal regions .. This moisture will aid in producing mainly rainfall along the coast and higher elevation snowfall over the Pacific Northwest and Northern California mountains with the snow axis extending on eastward over portions of the Northern Rockies for tonight into Sunday AM's outlook ... As this moisture axis proceeds northward, the rainfall and higher elevation snowfall will end over Northern California for overnight Saturday with the rainfall and higher elevation snowfall continuing over portions of the Pacific Northwest and snow showers over portons of the Northern Rockies and Northern High Plains .. Additionally, upper-level ridging will then develop over the Northwest and the snowfall levels will rise back up on Saturday into Sunday's outlook ... HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... However, some isolated storms are a possibility near the Coastal Regions of Texas and Louisiana for tonight ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has an upper level system and trough over the Northern Rockies responsible for producing some snowfall over the region through this evening as this trough proceeds eastward to the Upper Great Lakes for Saturday AM, some rain showers will be in motion ... The upper level energy proceeding onshore over the Pacific Northwest will proceed eastward by tomorrow PM into the Northern Rockies spreading a surge of moisture from the Pacific and this will bring continuation of snowfall over the Northern Rockies through Sunday AM .. In addition to that, onshore flow will also aid in producing rain and snow showers for the Pacific Northwest, and the rain will be heavy at times in the coastal regions with the heavy snow in the Cascades ... Meanwhile, looking at a frontal boundary and system over the Northern Plains and Central High Plains going into the Southwest will procced eastward into the Lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley extending into the Lower Mississippi Valley, Southern Plains, and Western Gulf Coast by tomorrow PM ... Moisture from the Western Gulf of Mexico is expected to stream on north and northeastward into the Central and Southern Plains ahead of the boundary for today, and then into the Northeast and Great Lakes for your Saturday ... The atmosphere is expected to moisten as rainfall develops in the Great Lakes by tonight and light rain and embedded thunderstorms developing over the Southern Plains as well ... Overnight Friday into Saturday, rain will fill in along and ahead of the frontal boundary ... By tomorrow PM, the rain showers will proceed eastward to the Lower Great Lakes and Eastern Ohio Valley to the Central and Western Gulf Coast .. The rain showers over the Central Gulf Coast into the Southern Ohio Valley will become heavy at times ... A secondary cold frontal boundary over West-Central Canada will proceed southeastward to the Upper Great Lakes to the Middle Missouri Valley into the Northern High Plains for tomorrow PM .. Light scattered snow showers will develop over portions of the Upper Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley for tomorrow AM and into PM ... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecast and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather is not expecting any severe weather for your outlook ... However, some isolated storms are a possibility on the coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest through portions of Northern California through tonight's forecast ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has high pressure and warmer temperatures expanding across the Central portions of the Nation to the Eastern Seaboard through the weekend with afternoon highs approaching above late January standards from the 40s across the southern portions of the Northeast to the 50s and lower 60s across the Mid-Atlantic and the upper 60s to lower 70s in the Southeast by Sunday's forecast .. Majority of the Central and Eastern portions of the Nation will be mainly dry through the end of the week, expect for the Southern Texas where some scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will be mainly likely .. The majority of the West Coast, Great Basin, and Intermountain regions will remain in a presistent wet flow pattern as a Pacific cold frontal boundary proceeds through the Intermountain West into the High Plains ... Heavy rainfall will span from the Washington coastal regions southward to portions of northern California and heavy snowfall in the forecast for the Cascades and northern Rockies ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES and WINTER STORM WARNINGS in effect for portions of the Cascades, southwestern Oregon, and northern California, as well as, a few counties in Idaho and southwest Montana ... Finally, although the intensity of the snowfall is waning this morning, accumulations of one to two feet of snowfall will be a likelihood in the mountains by this afternoon ... Another surge of moisture is spreading across the Pacific Northwest by the end of the weekend as the next Pacific storm system approaches the coastal regions ... Heavy coastal rainfall and heavy mountain snowfall will be likely to develop for Washington and Oregon beginning Saturday ... HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather threat will bring a few strong to possible marginally severe storms across the Tidewater and Coastal Mid-Atlantic regions where The Storm Prediction Center has issued a MARGINAL RISK for storms with damaging winds and a brief spin up tornado or two a possibility ahead and along the cold frontal boundary ... The graphics has more details on this event ... Once again, please follow your sources for your forecast and stay WEATHER AWARE on the latest! NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has the winter storm system that brought to widespread snowfall and freezing rain to the Central/Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley for Monday will continue to proceed northeastward through the Lower Great Lakes for today and exiting into New England by very early tomorrow AM ... Precipitation could go through a brief transistioning period where freezing rain could occur this afternoon; but will change back over to all snowfall as it continues across portions of the Great Lakes region and the Northeast through Wednesday ... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES and WINTER STORM WARNINGS remain in effect for portions of the Great Lakes and the majority of New England ... Additionally, the associated cold frontal boundary will sweep through the Ohio Valley and snow will develop and spread to the higher elevation of the Central Appalachians as well as, portions of the Northern Mid-Atlantic by late this afternoon and evening hours ... Showers and thunderstorms have begun developing along and ahead of the trailing cold frontal boundary and spreading eastward towards the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast .. The showers and storms are expected to exit the Eastern Seaboard by tonight ... Finally, the Pacific Northwest and northern California will remain in a presistent wet pattern with upper-level energy and onshore flow spreading rainfall and mountain snowfall through the region .. A plume of moisture ahead of an upper-level trough will proceed into portions of the Pacific Northwest for today and for the Northern Intermountain Region by tonight and Wednesday into Northern California as well .. Coastal rainfall and higher elevation snowfall is in the forecast for the majority of the Northwest for tdoay before spreading eastward .. Snows will be heavy at times for the majority of the cascades, northern portions of the Sierras, the Blue Mountains, and the Bitteroots into the Northern Rockies with this set up ... HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Today's severe weather threat will focus on some isolated incidents of strong to marginally severe storms across the central and eastern Gulf Coastal states and portions of northern Illinois where a MARGINAL RISK has been issued by The Storm Prediction Center ... The main threat for DAMAGING WINDS of 40 - 60 mph with locally higher gusts a possibility .. Can't rule out a brief, spin up tornado or two as well ... Power outages are possible along with downed trees and power lines as well ... Be on alert and take severe weather precautions if you are in the threat region ... The graphics has more details on this event ... Once again, please follow your sources for your forecast and stay WEATHER AWARE on the latest! NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a good looking storm system churning up some BLIZZARD WARNINGS, WINTER STORM WARNINGS, and WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES from eastern Colorado to Upper Michigan, with a few counties across Upstate New York, Vermont, and northern Maine involved as well .. This storm system will have significant impact on travel; with many roadways having treacherous or impossible driving conditions ... Check with the National Weather Service for the latest forecast and conditions in the area you are expecting to travel too .. Winter Weather Precautions are necessary as well to allow extra travel time and carry an emergency kit with essentials if you must travel ... Widespread snowfall and rainfall will continue to spread an axis across the central and northern states as this winter storm system lifts on northeastward during the course of today through the Midwest and onto the Northeast for Wednesday's forecast .. This snow is expected to be heavy at times over portions of the Central Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley throughout today before tapering off to the Central Plains by this evening .. Snow is expecting to develop over the Upper Great Lakes and northern New England this afternoon with the axis expanding south and east to the lower lakes and Northeast continuing through Wednesday ... A narrow transition zone along the frontal boundary will support the threat for freezing rain before changing to all snow. Rainfall will be expected to expand into the Ohio Valley/Lower Great Lakes for the morning hours of today before proceeding into Southern New England by tonight and into the Northern Mid-Atlantic by early tomorrow AM .. In the transition zone between the rain and snow, rain/freezing rain will be expected to develop across the Great Lakes for today and into the New England region for tonight and into Tuesday ... Showers and thunderstorms will proceeds to portions of the Ohio Valley southward to the eastern Gulf Coast and then to portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Southeast by tomorrow AM ... Finally, out in the Western portions of the Nation, upper-level energy is expected to proceed inland to the Pacific Northwest spreading rain and mountain snowfall from the Washington/California coastal region to the Northern Plains by Tuesday ... Snowfall is expected to be heavy at times over the cascades and Northern Intermountain West over the next few days ... Onshore Pacific flow will be expected to increase in threat for Tuesday into Wednesday as another Pacific storm system approaches from the Northwest ... HAVE A GREAT MONDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today has our first severe weather legit threat of 2018 coming this afternoon and evening as a mid to upper levels of the atmosphere along with a great progressive, split flow pattern causing a rapidly, intensfying shortwave trough to progress east with a close up cyclone rapidly developing as well across the Eastern Colorado Rockies foothills ... Ahead of the system's cold frontal boundary, streaming Gulf of Mexico moisture will surge behind a strengthening warm frontal boundary across Central Plains into the Central and Lower Mississippi Valley ... Putting all the ingredients for low to mid level instability, just enough CAPE and HELICITY to spawn up a linear line of thunderstorms capable of causing some issues in the ARKLATEX region ... The Storm Prediction Center has placed a SLIGHT RISK for some damaging strong to severe thunderstorms as a possibility for late this afternoon and evening hours across Eastern Texas to Portions of Central and Northern Arkansas where DAMAGING WINDS of 40 - 60 mph with locally higher gusts are expected in this linear line of storms ... WE MUST STRETCH A FEW TORNADOES ARE A GOOD POSSIBILITY in this region as well ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED YOU HAVE MULTIPLE SOURCES TO RECEIVE YOUR FORECASTS, STATEMENTS, AND WEATHER ALERTS! This is a concerning matter in which updates could alter the forecast as well ... Will definitely need to follow with the National Weather Service for continuous updates on this situation ... When a WARNING is issued, please be advised to take SEVERE WEATHER PRECAUTIONS and TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID DANGER! A MARGINAL RISK has been issued as well for late this afternoon and evening hours SURROUNDING the SLIGHT RISK region and this MARGINAL RISK extends further to the north into Northern Missouri ... A few strong to marginally severe storms could spawn a few DAMAGING WINDS threat in the region ... So be on the alert for this potential threat ... The graphics has more details on this event ... Once again, please follow your sources for your forecast and stay WEATHER AWARE on the latest! NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has the main story, once again, the frontal system and aforementioned boundary sweeping through the mid-section of the Nation that is quickly developing into rather a robust winter storm system in the cold sector beginning this evening and early Monday morning as this proceeds out of the Central and Southern Plains ... As I mentioned, the rich, warm Gulf of Mexico moisture is being drawn northward into the system and this is producing rather an impressive axis of widespread moderate to heavy snows from the Central/Northern Rockies into the Upper Mississippi Valley and extending eastward to the Great Lakes and then eventually, on Tuesday, into New England region ... Snowfall will be a likelihood, heavy at times, especially along the axis from Nebraska to Wisconsin .. Along and near the frontal boundary itself, a relatively narrow band of freezing rain is expected to develop as well .. Both types of precipitation is expected likely to impact travel throughout the regions through Tuesday ... MANY WEATHER ALERTS effecting Wyoming, Colorado, Northwestern Kansas, Nebraska, Southern South Dakota, Iowa, Southern Minnesota, and Northern Wisconsin with BLIZZARD WARNINGS, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES, WINTER STORM WATCHES and WARNINGS as well ... Check the latest forecast and graphics on the alerts for all the details in your region and what to expect in the forecast for the hours to come .... As I mentioned above, rain showers and thunderstorms are expected to form along and ahead of the aforementioned trailing cold frontal boundary as it sweeps eastward through the mid-section of the Nation .. Periods of heavy rainfall will be a strong possibility across the Southern states, especially in the Missouri Valley and Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri ... THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING is rising and elevated across the Eastern Tennessee and Ohio Valleys for today and Monday, extending into the Mid-Atlantic states for Monday PM into Tuesday ... Be aware of this factor ... Finally, the Pacific Northwest and northern California is expected to remain in a rather distinctive wet pattern for the week ahead as an upper-level energy wave proceeds inland from the Pacific .. Rainfall and higher elevation snowfall is expected to spread across the majority of the Pacific Northwest and northern California to the Northern Rockies for today's forecast .. This axis of precipitation is expected to expand into the Great Basin for Monday's forecast ... Heavy snowfall is in the forecast for the Cascades, as well as, portions of the Central and Northern Rockies where WINTER STORM WARNINGS and WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES are in effect for north-central Washington into northern California ... Be on alert and aware! HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today's Severe Weather threat will be NULL across the entire lower 48 ... A few thunderstorms are possible near portions of the Texas Gulf Coast ... Severe storms ARE NOT expected ... However, our attention will then turn to tomorrow and Monday's outlook for severe weather ... SUNDAY'S FORECAST bring an isolated severe thunderstorm risk for the afternoon and evening hours from eastern Texas into western Arkansas thanks to a strong, shortwave trough progressing through the region with a mid-level southwesterly flow ahead of the system allowing for some instability for possible gusty to damaging winds ... MARGINAL RISK is extending from portions of eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana ... MONDAY'S FORECAST the threat continues to shift on eastward with the same strong, shortwave trough with mid-level southwesterly flow bringing isolated risk for severe storms across the Central Gulf states and Southeast ahead of the cold frontal boundary ... A MARGINAL RISK is across this region for some gusty to isolated damaging winds in effect ... We will watch the dynamics closely and keep you all posted on the latest developments on this isolated severe weather event .... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a well-defined cold frontal boundary and the associated axis of precipitation continuing to sag southeastward into the Desert Southwest with a vast area spanning from the Sierra Nevada range, northern Arizona, and extending northward to the Rockies in Colorado which is expecting a mixture of rain and snow today, turning to mainly snowfall by this evening through Sunday ... The heaviest accumulations of snowfall will concentrate over the mountains of southwest Wyoming, Utah, and eastern Nevada for this afternoon's forecast ... As the frontal boundary progresses on eastward, so will the heaviest axis of precipitation .. Locally heavy snowfall is in the forecast for the central and southern Rockies for tonight and your Sunday's forecast .... An area of low pressure is expected to strengthen over the southern High Plains for the weekend and then proceed to the northeast into the Midwest ... In the colder sector of the system, an expansive axis of snowfall will span from the Rockies into the central High Plains for tonight's forecast, reaching the Upper Midwest by Sunday ... Snowfall intensity is expecting to be moderate to locally heavy at times and accompanied by very gusty winds ... WINTER STORM WATCHES out from eastern Wyoming and Colorado to northern Wisconsin ... Further south and ahead of of low's trailing associated cold frontal boundary, expecting an axis of rain showers and thunderstorms to develop, increasing in coverage and intensity across eastern Oklahoma and Texas into the mid and lower Mississippi Valley for Sunday afternoon and evening ... Some of these storms could be ISOLATED SEVERE for winds ... An active wet pattern is in motion for the weekend and into early next week across portions of the Pacific Northwest ... A couple of frontal boundaries are expected to proceed the region and spreading an axis of widespread rainfall and mountain snowfall as it heads towards the Intermountain West ... Heavy snowfall is expected for portions of the Cascades for the next few days ... Temperatures are expected to be near normal or below across the Western states under the trough ... Finally on the agenda, for the majority of the Eastern Seaboard, expecting ABOVE normal for mid January standards to stick around for the next few days as temperatures will soar to as much as 25 degrees above average ... HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today's Severe Weather threat will be NULL across the entire lower 48 ... A few thunderstorms are possible near portions of the Texas Gulf Coast ... Severe storms ARE NOT expected ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a surface high pressure migrating across the Central and Eastern portions of the Nation for the weekend bringing the milder temperatures and drier conditions .. Temperatures will be near or warmer than average for Mid-January standards ... Across the Western states, unsettled weather and colder temperatures are expected to return to the forecast ... A cold frontal boundary will proceed through the Intermountain West ... with the leading edge sweeping through the Northern Plains for today while the Central and Southern flank progresses slowly through the Great Basin and Central Rockies this weekend ... Widespread snowfall will accompany the system, especially to the higher elevations of California, the Great Basin, and Central/Northern Rockies .. In addition to the colder temperatures, another frontal system forecast to approach the West Coast and Pacific Northwest, bringing in additional wet conditions to the region for the weekend outlook .... HAVE A GREAT FRIDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today's Severe Weather threat will be NULL across the entire lower 48 ... A few thunderstorms are a possibility over the Pacific Northwest for today's forecast with some small hail and gusty winds as a threat, but should remain BELOW severe criteria ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has shown this morning's low temperatures in the teens from eastern Texas into the Central Gulf Coastal regions, hope is now that warmer weather is on the way ... High pressure ridging currently situated over the Lower Mississippi Valley will slowly be shifting eastward in the next couple of days, allow for a southwesterly flow to bring in the warmer air from the Plains and Gulf of Mexico .. High temperatures across the Deep South will finally moderate some, however, still remaining up to 25 degrees below normal for today before the moderation .. They will climb to normal by Saturday with highs in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisania warning up into the 60s and 70s, a major significant change from the snow and ice anticipated earlier in the week ... After the departure of the winter storm system from the Mid-Atlantic coastal regions this morning, majority of locations east of the Rockies will remain relatively dry through Saturday's forecast, except for some light snow showers in the vicinity of the Great Lakes and some showers over the eastern half of Texas extending into Louisiana on Friday through Saturday ... Finally, out in the Western states, a change in the upper-level pattern is expecting to allow for some infiltration of colder, Pacific air along with rain showers and higher elevation snowfall developing for the remainder of the week ahead .. Rain showers associated with the cold frontal boundary, a rain/snow mix is expected to develop across some of the higher elevations of California, Oregon, and Idaho ... By Saturday AM, majority of inland locations will be snowing with rain showers limited to inland valley and coastal locations along the West Coast .. Some more significant snowfall is expected for portions of Nevada into Utah beginning Friday and lasting through Saturday with accumulations possible ... WINTER STORM WATCHES already in place over portions of northeastern Nevada ... Temperatures are expected to fall below average for mid January standards west of the Rockies beginning on Saturday .... HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today's Severe Weather threat will be NULL across the entire lower 48 as well as NO THUNDERSTORMS in the forecast anywhere across the Nation as well ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has a strong cold frontal boundary proceeding eastward into the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast for today and will set the stage for some accumulating snowfall across South-Central Virginia into Central North Carolina where WINTER WEATHER ALERTS are posted, this axis extends all the way to the coastal areas ... Rain showers will likely be the forecast along the eastern edges of the precipitation shield, but a transition to all snowfall is expected during the day and tonight across coastal North Carolina ... Two to four inches is expected with locally higher amounts "where bandings persist" is a possibility .. One to two inches along the coastal regions ending tomorrow AM. To the north, coastal rain showers expected for the Northeast with inland snow showers will fall for the majority of today's forecast with the greatest potential for up to four or more inches of snowfall extending from Central Massachusetts into eastern Maine before the snowfall ends with the departing surface low for tonight ... As high pressure, currently settled over the South, proceeds eastward over the next day or so, westerly to southwesterly flow will develop across the mid-section of the Nation allowing for a significant warm-up ... High temperatures are expected to rise into the 30s and even lower 40s for the Dakotas today and Thursday ... In fact, for Thursday's high, they will be almost 15 - 30 degrees above mid January standards across a large portion of the Nation extending into the Central and Northern Plains all the way to the West Coast ... Finally, across the Western states, a return to a wet pattern is expected to close out the week along the coastal areas with inland snowfall ... Light rain showers ahead of a warm frontal boundary is expected to procced into Coastal Oregon and Washington sometime today ... Rain will transition to snow showers behind the cold frontal boundary for the higher terrain with the heaviest accumulations in the Northern Washington Cascades through tomorrow AM ... HAVE A GREAT WEDNESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Your Lead Forecaster and Weather Analyst David L Saurer Morning Edition of the National Storm Channel
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2018 Assistant Forecaster / Social Media Coordinator David L Saurer SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK: Today's Severe Weather threat will be NULL across the entire lower 48 as well as NO THUNDERSTORMS in the forecast anywhere across the Nation as well ... NATIONAL FORECAST: Today's outlook has bitterly cold temperatuers filtering in behind a cold frontal boundary that is continuing to allow a wintry mix in the forecast of snow, sleet, and freezing rain impacting portions of south-central into Southeastern Texas into Louisiana for today ... A light wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is also expected to impact the Central Gulf Coast for tonight ... While additional snowfall totals are expected to be very light ,up to an inch perhaps, the wintry mix is expected to impact travel from the Rio Grande Valley into San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and eastward into Southern Louisiana and the remainder of the Central Gulf Coast ... For the temperatures, we certain are feeling it from portions of the Lower Missouri Valley into the Ozarks where highs may not even climb above the single digits for today ... Temperatures for the highs will only expected to be near the freezing mark for portions of Central Texas with these temperatures almost 35 degrees below mid January standareds from Texas into the heartland of our Nation ... Forecast for light snow showers and colder temperatures will begin to spread on eastward for your Wednesday across portions of the Kentucky, Tennessee, through the Central Appalachians, northern Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast with some accumulations ... Coastal redevelopment is in the forecast for a storm system off the New England coastal regions and this will bring moderate snow accumulations from Southern New York into central New England, some of which could be locally heavy at times ... Finally, warming temperatures are in the forecast by Wednesday in the Northern Plains where highs are expected to reach the 30s and 40s given a change in the upper-air flow and the infilteration of warmer temperatures from the West ... A weakening cold frontal boundary is expected to bring some light rain showers on Wednesay, followed by a brief break in the action ... More substantial precipitaiton will arrive on Wednesday afternoon and evening bringing the end to a relatively dry weather pattern in the last two weeks ... HAVE A GREAT TUESDAY and REMEMBER to REMAIN WEATHER AWARE! Respectfully Yours, Lead Forecaster / Lead Weather Analyst David L Saurer |