Intermediate-Term Weather Outlook

Updated at 5:26 p.m. EDT Monday May 8, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
316 PM EDT Mon May 08 2023

Valid 00Z Tue May 09 2023 – 00Z Thu May 11 2023

…An active period of showers and thunderstorms expected across large
portions of the nation over the next few days…

…Heavy rains and flash flooding possible across eastern and coastal
Texas…

…Above average temperatures expected across much of the Plains,
Mississippi Valley and Southeast, while below average temperatures
expected along the West coast, inland into the Great Basin and across the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic…

…Fire Weather threat to continue across the Southern High Plains…

Updated at 4:28 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 7, 2023 (“risky” is the word of the day)

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
405 PM EDT Sun May 07 2023

Valid 00Z Mon May 08 2023 – 00Z Wed May 10 2023

…There is an Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the
Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday and a Slight Risk over the
Central/Southern Plains to the Middle Mississippi/Ohio Valleys…

…There is a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Middle
Mississippi/Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Sunday, a Marginal Risk in the
Middle Mississippi/Ohio Valley on Monday, and Central/Southern Plains on
Tuesday…

…There is a Critical Risk of fire weather over parts of the Southern
High Plains…

Updated at 4:27 p.m. EDT Friday, May 5, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

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Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
329 PM EDT Fri May 05 2023

Valid 00Z Sat May 06 2023 – 00Z Mon May 08 2023

…Active weather pattern from the Pacific Northwest to the Midwest;
severe storms expected across Great Plains and Mississippi Valley…

…Summer-like heat to engulf the Southern/Central Plains and Middle
Mississippi Valley this weekend with some record breaking high
temperatures possible…

…Cooler than normal temperatures to stick around in the West; Critical
Fire Weather in the Southwest and Southern Plains this weekend…

Updated at 4:30 p.m. Thursday May 4, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

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Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM EDT Thu May 04 2023

Valid 00Z Fri May 05 2023 – 00Z Sun May 07 2023

…Threat of severe thunderstorms over the southern Plains through tonight
followed by heavy rain and threat of flash flooding across the Tennessee
Valley on Friday…

…Unsettled weather expanding into the Pacific Northwest will promote
snowmelt and flooding across the interior sections while rain and some
thunderstorms expand up the northern Plains…

…Cool afternoons across the western U.S. and the Mid-Atlantic will be
contrasted with highs into the low 90s in the central Plains by Saturday…

Updated at 4:18 p.m. EDT Monday, May 1, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

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Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
345 PM EDT Mon May 01 2023

Valid 00Z Tue May 02 2023 – 00Z Thu May 04 2023

…Heavy snow will persist across Upper Peninsula of Michigan through
early work week…

…Well-below-average temperatures spread from Great Lakes/Midwest into
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, with snow chances in higher terrain…

…Cool and unsettled weather spreads into the West Coast, with well above
average temperatures continue across the Intermountain West,
northern/central Rockies, and northern High Plains…

Updated at 4:47 p.m. EDT Sunday April 30, 2023

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

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Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
347 PM EDT Sun Apr 30 2023

Valid 00Z Mon May 01 2023 – 00Z Wed May 03 2023

…Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns linger across the Northeast into
early Monday morning…

…Significant and long-duration heavy snowfall event expected for the
U.P. of Michigan through Tuesday…

…Cool and unsettled weather spreads into the West Coast, while well
above average temperatures continue across the Intermountain West,
northern/central Rockies, and northern High Plains…

Here is what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term outlooks and a five-day World weather forecast.

We start with the U.S. Information.

Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
344 PM EDT Sat Apr 29 2023

Valid 00Z Sun Apr 30 2023 – 00Z Tue May 02 2023

…Heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms possible across the East Coast
through Sunday…

…Locally significant and long-duration snowfall event forecast across
the U.P. of Michigan and northern Wisconsin through early next week…

…Below average temperatures to enter the West Coast and much of the
Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast; while much warmer temperatures
spread throughout the Intermountain West, northern Rockies, and northern
High Plains…