Sunday, November 27, 2011

Coast to Coast Weather outlook...

WEST:

 A Pacific storm drops rain and mountain snow from western Washington and western Oregon to northwest Montana. 1 to 3 inches of rain will target the Olympics and northern Washington Cascades. Ahead of the cold front across the Pacific Northwest, snow levels will rise to near 7000 feet.
Montana and Wyoming windy with gusts of 60 to 70 mph. Gusty winds will also linger in the mountains of Southern California.
- With temperatures mainly from near average to 25 degrees above average, highs will range from between the 40s and low 60s across the Northwest to the 70s and near 80 degrees in Southern California and the deserts.
- Highs could near record levels in northern Montana.

MIDWEST:
 Rain shifts into Lower Michigan and the Ohio Valley Sunday and could reach 1 to 2 inches in the Ohio Valley.
- Some snow or rain changing to snow is possible in the western Great Lakes and parts of southern Missouri.
- Windy conditions will extend from the Great Lakes to Kansas and Missouri.
- Lows will range from the upper teens and low 20s in the Dakotas to the 40s and low 50s in the Ohio Valley with temperatures from near average to 10 degrees below average from the Mississippi Valley eastward but 5 to 15 degrees above average in the Plains, highs will range from between 30 and 43 degrees in the Mississippi Valley to the 50s in the Plains and eastern Ohio Valley.
- More rain is in the forecast for southeast Michigan and the Ohio Valley Monday with some snow or rain changing to snow from southeast Missouri into the lower Ohio Valley.

SOUTH:
- A slow-moving storm centered over the region will dump rain from the lower Mississippi Valley to eastern Tennessee, west Georgia and the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. Rainfall, especially in the Tennessee Valley, will reach 1 to locally 3 inches.
- A few strong thunderstorms will target the northern Gulf Coast.
- Some snow is possible in the Ozarks as much colder air wraps in on the western side of the storm.
- Windy conditions are likely from the southern Plains to northern Gulf Coast while the breeze will increase in parts of the Southeast.
- Lows will range from the 20s in western Texas to the 40s and 50s in the Southeast and low 70s in south Florida.
- With temperatures above average in the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles and eastern North Carolina but near average to 12 degrees below average in between, highs will range from the 40s and 50s in the lower Mississippi Valley to 70s and low 80s in the Florida Peninsula.
- Rain continues from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Southeast Monday, mixing with or changing to snow from Arkansas to western Tennessee and northwest and west-central Alabama. Parts of the Southeast could pick up as much as 1 to 4 inches of rain.

NORTHEAST:
 Sunday will be dry for most of the region with partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Showers will increase from western New York to western West Virginia. light rain, mix or snow may target northernmost Maine.
Windy conditions are likely over the eastern Great Lakes and coast.
Lows temperatures will range from the 20s in northern Maine to the 40s and near 50 degrees across western New York and the Mid-Atlantic.
 Close to average temperatures to 15 degrees above average, highs will peak mainly in the 50s and 60s but 30s and 40s across parts of northern New England.
 Near record level high temperatures in north Jersey and the New York City area.
 Showers are possible Monday from northern Maine to Upstate New York to western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia and western Virginia. The heaviest rainfall could be over southwestern Virginia.

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Post Thanksgiving forecast around the time zones.

WEST : 
* Rain, mountain snow, and wind will be on the increase for the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies tonight

* Snow will accumulate around 5 inches above 3500 foot elevations in the northern Rockies to over a foot of snow for the Cascades as snow levels there descend to 2000 feet

* While forecast amounts are not extraordinary for these areas, the winds will be of greater impact. Gusts of up to 60 mph will create widespread blowing of even light accumulations.

* Northwest highs on Friday will range from the 20s in the higher elevations of the Cascades to to the 30s and 40s in the valleys. Highs will reach the 50s in Nevada and Utah and climb into the 60s and 70s from southern California to New Mexico


MIDWEST:
* Dry through Friday

* Gusty breezes on the increase from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes where gusts could could top 30 mph

* Mild temperatures expected across the region again through Friday

* Highs will reach the 40s from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes to the 60s in the Ohio Valley to the Central Plains 

SOUTH:
* Dry weather will continue through week's end for much of the South

* Exception will be where showers accompanied by a rumble of thunder develop in West Texas & Oklahoma

* Sunshine and warm temperatures return for the Southeast

* A mix of sun and clouds for the Sunshine State, thicker clouds near the Atlantic coast

* Highs will mainly be in the 60s across the South with 70s nearer the Gulf Coast and low 80s in deep south Texas 

NORTHEAST:
* Sunny, mild and dry 

* Tranquil weather pattern to persist through the first half of the weekend

* Coolest temperatures in Northern New England

* Unsettled weather could create travel issues on Sunday

* Highs Friday afternoon will range from the 40s and 50s in New England to the 60s in the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians 

Zone forecasts provided by TWC