Short Term and Intermediate-Term Weather Outlooks for the U.S. and a Six-Day Forecast for the World: posted January 19, 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
Fri Jan 19 2024
Valid 12Z Fri Jan 19 2024 – 12Z Sun Jan 21 2024…Another arctic air intrusion spreading into much of the central to
eastern U.S….…Heavy precipitation moving into much of California for the weekend with
heavy snow along the Sierra Nevada……Significant icing possible today and early Sunday through the Columbia
River Gorge in the Pacific Northwest……Accumulating snows spreading from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic…
…Lake-effect snows remain active into Saturday…