FXUS01 KWBC 091953
PMDSPD

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
352 PM EDT Thu Apr 09 2026

Valid 00Z Fri Apr 10 2026 - 00Z Sun Apr 12 2026

...Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across the
Central Plains and Mid-Mississippi Valley Friday into Saturday...

...Active weather pattern intensifies across the Western U.S. with
heavy mountain snow and valley rain...

...Widespread above-average temperatures continue for the Central
and Eastern U.S. while the West Coast cools...


A persistent frontal boundary stretching from the central Great
Basin through the Ohio Valley will remain the primary focus for
unsettled weather. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are
expected to persist tonight along this boundary from the Missouri
Valley into the Great Lakes, with a few stronger storms capable of
producing large hail and heavy rain across southeast Nebraska and
southern Iowa. As warm, moist air from the Gulf surges northward
to interact with this front, widespread showers and thunderstorms
are expected to develop. The Storm Prediction Center has
highlighted a risk for severe thunderstorms across portions of the
Central and Southern Plains for Friday afternoon and evening,
specifically for eastern New Mexico into the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles, where large hail and damaging winds are the primary
threats. By Friday night and Saturday, the focus for heavy
rainfall shifts towards the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern
Plains, where localized flooding is possible due to high moisture
levels.

In the West, a mature low pressure system off the Pacific coast
will move inland Friday and Saturday. This system will bring a
significant pattern change characterized by widespread rain,
isolated thunderstorms, and heavy mountain snow. Significant
snowfall accumulations are expected for the Sierra Nevada at
higher elevations. Widespread rain and cooling temperatures will
spread across California and the Great Basin, eventually reaching
the Northern Rockies by Saturday.

Temperature trends will remain highly variable across the country.
Much of the Central and Eastern U.S. will experience a significant
warming trend, with temperatures averaging 10 to 20 degrees above
seasonal norms. Unseasonable warmth will become more common across
the Plains and the Southeast, with some record-breaking highs
possible by Saturday. Conversely, the West Coast and Northern
Plains will remain cooler; the West will see temperatures drop
below normal as the Pacific storm moves through, while parts of
the Northeast and Great Lakes recover from a recent cool spell to
near-normal seasonable values. High fire danger persists in the
Southeast and Mid-Atlantic due to dry conditions and low humidity.

Eovino


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




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