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A complex weather pattern with multiple weather systems will lead to messy and sometimes wintry weather from coast to coast this weekend.
Saturday
One weather disturbance will zip across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast into the Atlantic on Saturday morning. Rain will soak Georgia and the Carolinas into West Virginia and western Virginia early in the day, while a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain is likely in eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western Maryland.
Flurries or light snow showers will fall across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan as a second weather disturbance slides across the north-central U.S. The best chance for snow will occur in the afternoon and evening.
A cold front will gradually move through the south-central U.S. and into the Gulf Coast for the start of the weekend. Expect showers and perhaps a rumble of thunder from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas into Kentucky and Tennessee during the morning, which will spread south into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia throughout the day.
The biggest concerns will come across the West on Saturday as a large weather system deepens over the region. Expect rain along the coasts and valleys in the Northwest through most of California, with snow in the mountains and higher elevations. Heavy to heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous, if not impossible, travel from the Cascades into the Sierra Nevada. Difficult travel is also possible in the northern Rockies thanks to snowfall and winds.
Expect dry weather across the Southwest and northern and central Plains. It should also be quiet in the Northeast and Florida.
Chilly, below normal temperatures are generally expected on both coasts on Saturday, while warmer than normal temperatures will be dominant in the nation’s midsection. Teens and 20s are expected for the northern and central Rockies, northern Plains and far northern Maine, with 30s for the interior Northwest, Great Basin, southern Rockies, central Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes and Northeast. Forties and 50s will cover the Pacific Northwest, California into the Desert Southwest, Midwest, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Expect 60s and 70s for the southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast.
Sunday
The disturbance in the north-central will glide into the Northeast for the conclusion of the weekend. This will produce light snow or a rain/snow mix from the Great Lakes into the Northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic.
The cold front in the south-central U.S. and Gulf Coast will slowly sag south on Sunday. Rain showers and an isolated thunderstorm or two will be in the forecast from Texas into the Carolinas as a result.
The strengthening weather system in the western U.S. will push slightly south and east. Rain is likely along the immediate West Coast from Seattle to San Diego. Rain is also possible into the Mojave Desert. Otherwise, snow will fall across the rest of the West, including the interior Northwest, Great Basin and northern and central Rockies. Heavy to very heavy snow is likely in the Sierra Nevada early in the day, while some heavy snow is possible across the northern and central Rockies throughout the day. Dangerous travel will continue across a large portion of the Intermountain West given the snowfall and strong winds.
Worry-free weather is anticipated for the Front Range into the northern and central Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest.
Sunday’s temperatures will be similar to those on Saturday. Highs will only be in the upper teens, 20s and 30s for the interior Northwest, Great Basin, northern and central Rockies, northern Plains, Upper Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes and Northeast. Forties and 50s are expected along the coast of the Northwest and throughout California into the Southwest, central Plains, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. The southern Plains and Gulf Coast will once again see temperatures peak in the 60s and 70s.