March goes out like a Lion…
Extended outlooks are more general in nature than the daily short term forecasts. Beyond a week, there is often significant uncertainty in the location and intensity of specific weather events. I will note where there is less, or greater, confidence than normal in these extended outlooks.
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- Just like last week, a strong storm comes through the center of the country midweek bringing widespread strong winds, heavy rain, snow to the Upper Midwest and Severe Weather to the Deep South.
- The West will cool down and the East will warm up … a bit … after Tuesday. Staying cooler than average though in much of the East for the first part of April
- The early week California and Southwest rains do not portend a big change in rainfall outlook for the West — it will remain mostly dry after Tuesday.
Significant weather to watch out for:
Tuesday:
— Rain spreads into the Southwest and Great Basin on Tuesday, then into the Central and Southern Rockies.
— Very windy on Tuesday across the southeastern half of NM, west TX, OK and KS.
— Low pressure forms east of the CO Rockies. Perhaps some severe thunderstorms Tuesday evening over the Central and Southern Plains
Wednesday: Wednesday will be a challenging travel day across much of the Central and Southern US:
— Rain turns to snow over the central Rockies Tuesday night into Wednesday
— Snow spreads in to MN, with some freezing rain possible in both parts of MI and PA.
— Strong cold front moves through the Mississippi Valley, creating the potential for another significant severe weather event. Once again, LA, MS, AL will be in the bullseye.
— Expect heavy rains from north to south across the country, from I-35 in the west to the Appalachians in the east.
— Strong winds also expected across the Central and Northern Plains, and ahead of the front across the Deep South and up the Mississippi Valley.
Thursday:
— The severe weather decreases in intensity and magnitude, but could still see some severe activity over the Mid-Atlantic Coast.
— Some snow for the Upper Midwest and substantial rains for the Northeast and northern FL.
— Strong winds likely over the Southeast.
— Snow breaks out over the Northern and Central Rockies.
Friday:
— The midweek storm pushes into eastern Quebec, but brings rain, snow and gusty winds to NY and New England.
— Snow lingers over the Northern Rockies.
Saturday:
— A new storm forms over the Southern Plains, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to the central Gulf Coast and up into the middle Mississippi River Valley.
— Some mixed precipitation is possible on the northern edge, around MO, IL and KY.