Friday's Weather Outlook

East and West Coasts will primarily be wet, rainy, and cold, while the Gulf Coast enjoys high pressure aloft and dry weather. 

A low-pressure system that has been inching its way across the country will settle into the Northeast Friday. This system will bring rain, snow, and thunderstorms from the U.S.-Canada border down to North Carolina. Snow will cling to the Adirondacks, while a mix of rain and snow will impact most areas, except for areas near coastlines. 

Along the East coast, there will primarily be rain showers, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms popping up along Connecticut, New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and North Carolina.  

The Midwest will see impacts from this system, with a rain and snow mix along the Great Lakes and the U.S.-Canada border. There will also be some patches of icy precipitation within western North Dakota. The remainder of the Midwest will be dominated by high pressure, allowing the Central Plains to be dry. 

The Deep South and Southeast will also be dominated by high pressure, allowing for dry weather conditions leading into the weekend. 

The Mountain West will experience some wet conditions coming off an atmospheric river, which is a surge of tropical moisture coming off of the Pacific Ocean. This will bring snow to mountain peaks and a rainy, snowy mix in the valleys of the Rockies. 

In the Northwest, rain, snow, and a rain/snow mix will continue, bringing snow to the Cascades, a rain/snow mix to the interior valleys, and rain along the coast. These wet conditions will persist from Washington to about midway through California.  

Southern California and the remainder of the Desert Southwest will see dry conditions throughout the day Friday. 

The states bordering the Great Lakes will have the lowest temperatures, hovering between the teens 20s, with some single digit temperatures along Minnesota’s border with Canada. Temperatures will be in the 30s along most of the Northeast and foothills between the Rockies and Cascades.  

Temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s will stretch from Maine down to North Carolina, extending into the Tennessee Valley. These temperatures will also be consistent among the valleys and coastal areas in the Northwest.  

Most of the Southeast, Deep South, and up through the Central Plains will experience temperatures in the 60s, reaching the low 70s. The Great Basin will see a similar temperature spread in the 60s. As for southern Florida, the Desert Southwest, and southern Texas, temperatures in the high 70s are possible, with some areas even reaching the low 80s!