Travel & RV Weather Extended Outlook through Wednesday 2 March

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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Here is the latest short term weather forecast.

After Friday’s big snow and ice storm over the Northeast, the pattern will change to a series of weaker storms. These systems will mostly impact the Pacific Northwest, Inter-Mountain West and northern Rockies.
Cooler than normal for Texas
Cold weather remains for New England.
High temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s as far north as Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri by early March.
Dry for California except in the far-northern portions of the state.

Outlook for Friday – Sunday 25-27 February:

— Major snow and ice storm for eastern Great Lakes and the Northeast this Friday. 6-12 inches of snow likely for parts of New England. Ice for MD and PA.

— On Saturday, rain moves onto the WA, OR, and northern CA coast. Also rain for eastern TX and the lower Mississippi Valley.

— Some snow on Sunday for the northern Rockies and the Northeast. Light rain for the Southeast.

Outlook for Monday – Wednesday 28 February – 2 March:

— On Monday, more rain for the Pacific Northwest, with high snow levels.

— Tuesday and Wednesday will see rain and snow across the Pacific Northwest, Inter-Mountain West and northern Rockies; snow levels remain high.

Here are the temperature, precipitation and snowfall outlooks for Friday – Wednesday 25 February – 2 March

Average temperature difference, relative to normal, Saturday – Wednesday 26 February – 2 March
Percentage of precipitation, relative to normal, through Wednesday 2 March. Red and brown is drier than normal; green and blue is wetter than normal.
Snowfall amounts through Wednesday 2 March.
The snow across New York, New England and the Southwest is from the storms of 23-25 February