Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
415 PM EDT Tue Apr 08 2025

Valid 00Z Wed Apr 09 2025 - 00Z Fri Apr 11 2025


...The Midwest and East Coast remain below average in temperatures....

...A series of fronts moving across the Plains and Midwest will bring
chances for thunderstorms, showers, and mixed precipitation...

...West remains mostly dry and seasonably warm for the middle of this week
...


A cold front passage earlier today has reinforced a cooler airmass present
across much of the Ohio Valley and East Coast. In general, these regions
will remain around 10-15 degrees cooler than average for early April.
Tomorrow morning will see the coldest temperatures for the upcoming week
as low temperatures in the 20s will be abundant across the Northeast and
Mid-Atlantic, while the Mid-South could also freezing temperatures with
lows in the 30s. As growing season has started for many with the arrival
of Spring. Freeze Warnings are active for many from Indiana southwards to
Alabama and eastward to the great state of Maryland. Populations still
recovering from the recent storm should take cold weather precautions if
there is not adequate shelter. Low temperatures will begin to modify
across the Tennessee and Ohio Valley and reach the 40s  by middle week and
high temperatures will warm into the 60s and low 70s before a cold front
moves into the region on Thursday and brings cooler weather once again.
Temperatures across the upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic will be cooler
as high temperatures remain in the 40s and 50s through the middle of the
week with troughing dominant across the region.

A series of weak areas low pressures and fronts will dive southeast from
the Plains today and move towards the Midwest on Wednesday and the East
Coast on Thursday. Some general thunderstorms will be possible across the
Plains for today, and then rain showers and snow showers/ wintry mix will
be possible on Wednesday across the Midwest and rain showers for the East
Coast starting Thursday. Farther south across the Tennessee Valley on
Thursday, there will be more instability ahead of the system, and the
Storm Prediction Center has a Marginal Risk for hazards of hail and gusty
winds. The area of low pressure located along a front moving across the
Eastern Seaboard will then begin to deepen and bring blustery and wet
conditions for Friday into the weekend.

The West Coast will see high pressure dominate the region. Temperatures
from the Plains to the Pacific will be as warm as 20-25 degrees above
average for early April. Temperatures in the 60s and 70s will be present
across much of the West Coast to the central Plains. Across Southern
California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, temperatures will be warm to
hot. Temperatures in the upper 90s, even low 100s, will be common in the
Desert Southwest across the next several days. West and Central Texas
could see high temperatures in the middle 90s. The next storm system will
enter the Pacific Northwest on Thursday and bring the chances for rain.
  

Wilder


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