Spring Has Sprung in the East For Now

After record setting snows and unseasonable cold across the eastern 2/3 of the United States this winter, the table have turned, at least temporarily.  This weekend, sunshine is the main player across much of the East as fair-weather high pressure retains control, meaning a well-deserved respite with highs ranging from the pleasant 50s in the Northeast to near 70 degrees across the Gulf South!  Place seeing the beautiful weather include Philadelphia, Raleigh, and New Orleans.

National Weather Service Advisories Map, Source: NOAA

Meanwhile, the “trough,” or dip in the jet stream, that was plaguing the East with precipitation and cold weather, has shifted to the West Coast, allowing in storm systems and markedly colder air.  Here, one cold storm is expected to swing across the Pacific Northwest allowing for snow as low as 1,000 feet around the Medford, OR area d0wn to northern California on Monday.  Here, Winter Weather Advisories are posted above 2,000 feet for up to 4″ of snow.  Another storm is rotating through the Southwest, affecting high elevations above 5,oo0 feet around Flagstaff and Tucson, AZ with up to 14″ of snow through Monday.

Satellite & Surface Map, Image: Unisys Weather