Short-Range Weather Forecast
Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms focused along a cold front will spread from North Dakota this morning to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan tonight...
Source: Rob Cook, robcookkc@gmail.com
Powerful Winter Storm Impacting Alaska; Excessive Rain in Guam
In Alaska, a large, strong fall storm will bring coastal flooding, strong winds and heavy snow to a large a portion of the northern and western coast and Interior of the state. Monsoonal moisture and a low pressure area (Invest 97W) will produce excessive rain that may lead to flash, urban, small stream, and river flooding across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
...Rain showers across Upper Midwest/Great Lakes today...
...Snow showers for the Northern Rockies...
...Well above-average temperatures continue over the Central and Eastern U.S...
A relatively active northern stream will promote sensible weather across the northern tier states over the next couple of days. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms focused along a cold front will spread from North Dakota this morning to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan tonight. The once cut-off low over the Central Plains will quickly phase with the northern stream and amplify over the East by Thursday morning. In the meantime, warm southerly advection into the central and eastern U.S. will produce temperatures that are 15-25 degrees above average, particularly for portions of the Great Plains, Mississippi Valley and Northeast.
Ridging over northern Mexico will keep temperatures in the southern U.S. relatively warm during this period. Continued troughing in the Northwest will generate cooler temperatures and some snow showers today and Wednesday. Snow showers will be confined to the Northern Rockies with a few inches expected for portions of the Absaroka Range, in particular.
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