Weekend Weather Preview

Dry weather allows many regions of the country to enjoy outdoor activities as spring begins to settle in during the first “official” weekend of spring.

Saturday

In the Northeast, most areas remain clear and dry. Meanwhile, some precipitation clings to the U.S.-Canada border this Saturday in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and northern New York. This precipitation should ease up by the evening.

However, the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Deep South will be free from wet weather, enjoying dry weather bliss this Saturday.

The Midwest will be mostly clear on Saturday, with some precipitation possible in the U.S.-Canada border. Some showers are possible in the Northern Plains and the northern Great Lakes along the U.S.-Canada border. Rain and snow will mix along the border with encouragement from some colder Canadian air. This mix of rain and snow could potentially bring some icy conditions to isolated areas in the Northern Plains.

The Mountain West will enjoy similarly dry conditions, with some isolated rain and snow mixing into the northern Rockies in Idaho and Montana. Snow will grip to the higher mountainous peaks, while a mix of rain and snow will fall in the foothills.

The Pacific Northwest should expect a similar pattern, with snow sticking to the northern Cascades. The remainder of the region should be dry throughout the day on Saturday.

The Desert Southwest, Great Basin Desert, and entirety of California will experience dry weather conditions this Saturday.

Temperatures will begin to warm up this Saturday as regions with below freezing temperatures will stick to the U.S.-Canada border, northern Rockies, and northern Cascades. Forties will be more prevalent across the Northern Tier, which includes the Northeast, Northern Plains, and Pacific Northwest.

Fifties and 60s will dominate in northern regions this Saturday as the coast of the Northeast, Appalachians, southern Great Lakes, regions of the Northern Plains, northern California, and Sierra Nevada.

Seventies will dominate most regions this Saturday. The Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Northern Plains, Great Basin Desert, and California's Central Valley should see temperatures in the 70s. Eighties will be present from the Central Plains down through the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Much of the Desert Southwest will also be in the 80s, with more arid areas peaking in the 90s.

Sunday

Lingering moisture will inch its way into the Northeast this Sunday as wet weather spreads to most of the Northeast by late evening. This wet weather will consist of a rain and snow mix, bringing some patches of icy conditions to the Northeast, except for coastal areas. This icy mix will not impact the region until late evening on Sunday, potentially impacting morning commutes on Monday.

However, the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Deep South will see continued dry conditions from Saturday, closing out the first weekend of spring with dry weather bliss.

The Midwest should expect a continuation of conditions seen within the region on Saturday. Wet weather will persist along the U.S.-Canada border, with some patches of iciness throughout a rain/snow mix over the Northern Plains and Great Lakes. The remainder of the Midwest will be dry.

The Mountain West will also see similar weather trends, with the northern Rockies having some precipitation clutching the higher mountainous peaks. Snow should be expected to top the snowpack on the mountain peaks, while a rain/snow mix will fall into the foothills.

The Pacific Northwest will continue to experience a dry first Sunday of spring, with the only precipitation in the region holding to the Cascades and Olympics. Snow should top the snowpack in the mountains, while the densely populated valleys will remain dry.

The Desert Southwest, Great Basin Desert, and entirety of California will be dry this Sunday, ending the dry weekend with a proper introduction to springtime bliss.

Chillier temperatures settle southward this Sunday, as the U.S.-Canada border, northern Rockies, and Cascades will all be below freezing again, but some regions could dip down into the low 20s during the day.

Forties can be expected in the Northeast (with exception to the coast), Great Lakes, Northern Plains, and foothills of the northern Rockies and northern Cascades.

Fifties will persist along the New England coastline, southern Great Lakes, Central Plains, and the central Rockies. Sixties are to be present just a bit southward of these regions, with 60s dominating in the Great Basin Desert and California’s Central Valley as well.

Areas seeing 70s on Sunday will be the Appalachian spine down through the Tennessee Valley, the Southern Plains, and coastal Southern California. Eighties will be more dominant this Sunday in several regions. This includes the Southeast, Deep South, and Southern Plains.

There will be more regions in the 90s this Sunday than there were on Saturday, but this is isolated to north-central Texas and the Desert Southwest.