This weather forecast highlights several key points across different regions of the United States:
- Southeast Coast: The Southeast Coast is experiencing rainy and stormy weather through Thursday. There’s a risk of excessive rainfall leading to flash flooding in eastern North Carolina and southeast Georgia/northern Florida. Although severe thunderstorms are not expected, there’s still a marginal risk along the Southeast Coast.
- Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coasts: Rain showers are expected along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Coasts today as a northern stream cold front moves through. There’s a slight risk of excessive rainfall for portions of southeastern Virginia into northeastern North Carolina on Thursday morning.
- New England: Showers are forecasted to continue along the Northeast Coast on Thursday with potential snow showers developing over interior portions of New England. Coastal low development along the New England coast could enhance rain totals for southern New England by Friday morning.
- Northwest: The Northwest is facing a period of rainy and snowy weather today. Precipitation is expected to spread across the Pacific Northwest, northern California, and the interior Northwest. Moderate to heavy snow is possible over parts of the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and Northern Rockies.
- Great Plains and Midwest: Troughing along the lee of the Rockies will promote southerly flow into the Great Plains beginning Thursday, leading to above-average temperatures from the Central/Southern Plains into the Midwest through the weekend.
Overall, the forecast indicates a mix of unsettled and warming conditions across different regions of the United States over the next few days.