Rain Along the Gulf Coast Today with Rain and Snow in the Northwest

The national weather is rather quiet for this time of year this weekend. A northwest flow of dry air in the upper-air at 500 mb and a ridge in the west continues to keep most of the nation dry this weekend.  A disturbance is producing showers along the Gulf Coast but severe weather is not forecast for the next several days anywhere in the nation.  A storm will move into the Pacific Northwest later today and tomorrow and the weather there will be unsettled with two storms expected to move ashore through Thursday.  Rain is also likely with a few thunderstorms for central California on Sunday into early Monday.  In the Northeast, there could be a few flurries tonight but drier and milder weather will be back on Sunday afternoon.  The following week will see a broad latitudinal trough move into the Southwest developing a major storm for the Midwest with blizzard conditions and heavy snow for the upper Plains and Great Lakes.  This storm will bring wind and rain to the NYC metro area late next week. 

The North Atlantic Oscillation which has been in a positive phase is forecast to turn strongly negative in the next 2 weeks by the GFS model. 

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.