Sunday's Weather Outlook

An impressive low-pressure system will move eastward from the Central U.S., bringing various forms of precipitation to the eastern half of the nation.

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will enjoy a dry morning, but some precipitation will inch its way into the area in the evening, bringing light to moderate snow for eastern Pennsylvania, northern Maryland, New Jersey, southern New York, and Connecticut. Snow totals will be on the light side with a general coating to 3 inches of snow for many, with 4+ totals possible in eastern Pennsylvania and central to northern New Jersey. Mostly rain is anticipated south of Maryland, although some light snow will stick to the high terrain of the Appalachians in West Virginia. Heavy rain will drench Virginia, much of West Virginia, and Deleware with up to an inch of rain.

The Southeastern U.S. and Deep South will experience some wet weather this Sunday, as a low-pressure system will primarily sweep over this portion of the country. As the cold front from this low-pressure system passes through, thunderstorms and heavy rounds of rain will pass through Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, and the Florida Panhandle.

In the Midwest, rain will find itself clinging mostly to the Ohio Valley into the Mississippi Valley. With rain exiting the central Plains late Saturday, the passing of a low-pressure system will allow for some dry weather relief for much of the day. Because this rain is moving from west to east, that means the Ohio River Valley and Tennessee Valley will see rainy conditions throughout the entirety of Sunday.

The Mountain West will be mostly dry, allowing for those who did not want to brace the slopes on Saturday to end the weekend with some tranquil skiing and snowboarding. The Northern Rockies will see a continuation of valley rain and heavy mountain snow, but this precipitation will remain in northern Idaho and Montana. Snow may become heavy enough to make it down to the lower valleys for some slushy accmulations.

The Pacific Northwest does not seem to catch a break this weekend from rain and snow, as similar mixed wintry conditions will be common. Mountain snow and valley rain will continue to fall in parts of the region down through central and northern California. The Desert Southwest will be mostly dry, but central to southern Californians will not be pleased to see wet conditions damper the tail end of their weekend plans.

Sub-freezing temperatures will be sparce, only present among the U.S.-Canada border in the Northeast, and the mountainous peaks of the Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada. Temperatures in the 30s are in store for the New England coastline and most of the Northeast, as well as the eastern Great Lakes region, the U.S.-Canada border in the northern Plains, and foothills of the Rockies.

Areas seeing 40s will be the Mid-Atlantic along the foothills of the Appalachians, the Ohio River Valley, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and the Rockies, and the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures in the 50s will dominate again on Sunday for most of the Mid-Atlantic, the Tennessee Valley, the lowland areas in the Rockies, and California’s Central Valley.

Most of the Southeast, Deep South, Central Plains and Desert Southwest will see temperatures in the 60s and 70s, with southern Florida and southern Texas seeing high 70s. There will be a few areas in the Rio Grande Valley and southern Florida that hit the 80s on Sunday.