Weekend Weather Preview

The East Coast fares for another weekend of unrest as wet and wintry weather is setting up to make itself at home again.

Saturday

In the Northeast, the weather will be primarily dry throughout the day on Saturday, with some snowfall potentially making its appearance in the latter hours of the day. Snow could begin to creep into the Northeast as a low pressure system begins to drift slightly northward. Snowfall will stick mostly along the coastal regions but will drag into the midsections of Northeastern states with flurries beginning in the late evening hours.

The Mid-Atlantic seems to have unfortunately been volunteered by this incoming low pressure system to receive most of the snow accumulation this Saturday. As this low pressure settles in on Saturday, snowfall will cling to Appalachia but will trail down through northeastern Georgia into the evening hours. Coastal regions within the Mid-Atlantic should expect some rain before the snow settles in, forming some icy conditions during the transition.

The Southeast will unfortunately not avoid this cold weather, as northeastern Georgia and South Carolina will see some snowfall from this passing low pressure system. Down through Georgia’s northern portion of the coast, coastal regions should expect rainfall before snow settles in, like the Mid-Atlantic states. Icy conditions are possible because of this transition.

The remainder of the Southeast and Gulf Coast states from Louisiana eastward will fortunately just have to deal with the consequences of some cold rain. The rest of the South will remain dry on Saturday.

Most of Midwest is forecast to be relatively clear on Saturday, with some morning precipitation bringing a rain and snow mix to the Chicago metro area. A developing low pressure system, however, will move across the Northern Plains in the afternoon and evening. This will bring a wintry mess of snow, freezing rain, and rain. The remainder of the Midwest should be dry on Saturday.

The Mountain West will be dry too, with the only passing precipitation being some light snowfall onto the high mountainous peaks in the Rockies. The weather will just top off the mountains with a nice fluff of snow this Saturday.

The Desert Southwest will experience a dry Saturday as well, allowing for outdoor activities to be plausible in this region of the U.S.

The Pacific Northwest will once again be wet on Saturday, with some rainfall clinging to the Washington and Oregon coasts, bleeding into northern California.

At least half of the country enters another frigid weekend as the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast will all see temperatures in the high teens, with some centralized areas in the single digits.

Temperatures in the 20s will reach as far as midway into states such as Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. The higher elevations of the Rockies will see temperatures within this range, which shows how cold the eastern half of the country will feel.

Thirties and low 40s will be seen among the Atlantic coast along North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Most of the Gulf Coast will also see these temperatures, with the exception of Florida and the Rio Grande Valley. These temperatures will also be present within the foothills of the Rockies.

Fifties can be expected in lowland areas of the Rockies, Pacific Northwest, and California’s Central Valley.

Southern Florida, the Rio Grande Valley, and the Desert Southwest will see temperatures in the 60s, with some areas peaking in the low 70s.

Sunday

As Saturday’s precipitation continues, wintry conditions will spread to southern portions of the Northeast. Snow will generally be limited to Long Island and southern New England into Maine throughout the day.

In the Mid-Atlantic, the weekend will wave goodbye to snowfall as snow accumulation will cease during the morning hours on Sunday. Snow accumulation will continue as far south as South Carolina.

In the Southeast and Deep South, other than some snowfall in South Carolina through mid-day, weather conditions should be mostly dry for all states except Georgia and Florida. Like usual, Florida will cling to moisture, and there will be some light rainfall along the southwestern and northeastern coasts until midday. Georgia will hold onto some rainfall that is trailing off the passing low pressure system, seeing some cold rain until midday as well.

The Midwest will be mostly dry, with light snow moving from the Northern Plains into the Great Lakes throughout the day on Sunday. Most of this precipitation will not impact the Great Lakes area during the day on Sunday, as it will just move into the area by late evening hours.

With high pressure settling overhead, the Mountain West will have dry weather conditions throughout the day on Sunday.

The Desert Southwest will also experience dry weather conditions, with dry weather sealing on another dry and weather-favored weekend for many.

Moisture off the Pacific Ocean will continue to move into the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, bringing continued rainfall to the coastal regions of Washington, Oregon, and northern California. As this moisture moves in, some will cling to the Cascades, topping off the mountains with some fresh snow to end the weekend.

The country warms up a bit on Sunday, with temperature trends in the teens only being within the Ohio Valley, Appalachia, and the U.S.-Canada border in the Northeast.

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, however, will unfortunately experience temperatures in the 20s. Most of the Midwest will fare with these temperatures as well, but there will be higher temperatures in the Plains on Sunday. The higher elevated areas of the Rockies will also see temperatures in the 20s.

Areas seeing temperatures in the 30s on Sunday will be most of the Southeast, most of the Central and Southern Plains, and the lowland areas of the Rockies.

Forties are in store for the central Florida, Texas, the Southern Plains, the Great Basin Desert, and Pacific Northwest.

Areas in the 50s are southern Florida, the Rio Grande Valley, and California’s Central Valley.

The Desert Southwest will see temperatures in the high 60s as the weekend ends.