Short Term and Intermediate-Term Weather Outlooks for the U.S. and a Six-Day Forecast for the World: posted January 22, 2024
This article focuses on what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term U.S. outlooks and a six-day World weather outlook which can be very useful for travelers.
First the highlights from the NWS.
Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Mon Jan 22 2024
Valid 12Z Mon Jan 22 2024 – 12Z Wed Jan 24 2024…More unsettled weather expected to impact the West Coast with heavy
rain impacting California today……Freezing rain across the central Plains this morning is expected to
rapidly spread northeastward into the Midwest today followed by another
round of freezing rain tonight from the Midwest to the lower Great Lakes……Accumulating snowfall across the lower Great Lakes on Tuesday…
…A couple rounds of heavy rain will raise flooding potential across
eastern Texas today, expanding east into the lower Mississippi Valley
Tuesday into early Wednesday…