A cold front extending from the Northeast to Texas will continue to be followed by much cooler temperatures in its wake.
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High temperatures will fall 20 to 30 degrees over the next 1-2 days behind the front in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast due to the push of colder air from the north along with clouds and rain along and behind the boundary.
Locally heavy rain is expected at times for portions of eastern and southern Texas where a few locations could pick up 2-4 inches through Saturday morning.
Across the Great Lakes region, light rain and snow showers will linger through Friday night as and upper trough and weak cold front move through the region, but precipitation totals are expected to remain low.
A few inches of snow will be possible across the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan through Friday afternoon but any snowfall accumulations across remaining areas are likely to remain an inch or less.
Across the western U.S., portions of Ventura and Los Angeles counties in southern California, a Critical Risk of fire weather conditions will continue through the reminder of the day today, with a diminishing threat overnight.
Wind gusts of 40-50 mph and low relative humidity will help support the threat, but decreasing winds overnight should allow for significantly improved conditions by Friday morning.
A Pacific cold front will cross Washington and Oregon tonight, coincident with a band of lower elevation rain and mountain snow.
Light mountain snow accumulations are expected for the northern Rockies as the front moves through on Friday.
After a brief lull, another Pacific storm system will reach the Pacific Northwest Friday night and likely bring some heavier precipitation to the Northwest, focused across western Washington.
Snowfall accumulations of 1 to 2 feet are likely in the higher elevations of the northern Washington Cascades through Saturday evening while the Coastal Ranges and lower elevations potentially pick up 1-2 inches of rain. ■