Thanksgiving Day through Tuesday 30 November
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.
For more information, check out the latest weather animations.
Here is the latest short term weather forecast.
- Little change in the weather pattern over the next seven days.
- Warm in the West, cool in the East
- Drier than average over most of the Country; Pacific Northwest being the exception
- Periodic high winds over the Northern Rockies.
- Windy across the Central U.S. Monday and Tuesday (30 November).
Outlook for Thanksgiving Day (25 November) – Saturday 27 November:
— Storm develops over the St. Lawrence Valley Thursday night. Snow spreads from Michigan to northern New England Thursday through Saturday. No snow for the coastal cities.
— Warm Pacific storm for Washington Saturday and Saturday night.
— Possible clipper-type storm brings light snow and rain from the Upper Midwest into the Ohio River Valley Saturday and Sunday.
— Warmer than normal temperatures build into the West; cooler than normal temperatures remain east of the Mississippi River.
Outlook for Sunday 28 – Tuesday 30 November:
— Storm develops over Lake Superior on Monday. Rain and snow for the Great Lakes States Monday and Tuesday.
— High winds Monday over the Northern Plains.
— Strong winds spread into the Midwest on Tuesday.
— California, Florida, the Southwest remain dry throughout the forecast period..
— Little change in the temperature pattern as described earlier: Cooler than average over the East, warmer than average over the West.
Likely snowfall accumulations through Tuesday 30 November 
Total Precipitation Amounts through Tuesday 30 November. Brown & Red = drier than normal; Green & Blue = wetter than normal 
Difference from average temperature Tuesday – Sunday 23-27 November 
Difference from average temperature Sunday – Thursday 28 November – 2 December