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There will be a couple more days of significant snow in the Central Rockies with snow finally reaching the Southwest as well. Another 1-2+ feet of snow is likely with dry and warming weather by Sunday, April 6, and into next week. A storm will track north of the PNW into British Columbia and Alaska at this time, with heavy coastal snow and light snow in the PNW.

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• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Utah
• British Columbia

In the East, the wet and warm weather will continue through the weekend with isolated thunderstorms in the Northeast. Cold air will manage to stay on the north side of the storm track with light snow in Canada and initial snow, then mixed precipitation, and rain through New England. The East will see colder weather next week with late-season light snow through the Great Lakes and into the Northeast.

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• New England
• Midwest
• Mid-Atlantic

Forecast for Fri (Apr 4) to Sat (Apr 5):

The storm in the Central Rockies will become a cutoff low and become semi-stationary, bringing snow and cold air to southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The heaviest locations along the CO-NM border will see 1-2+ feet of snow. Snow will dissipate for other areas in the West with sunny, dry, and warmer weather moving in.

The East will continue to see warm and wet weather, which is transporting moisture from the Gulf and the Southern US. Heavy rain and flooding are likely through the Ohio River Valley, with light to moderate rain extending into the Northeast on Saturday. Cold air will stay on the far north side of this storm track into southern Canada.

Forecast for Sun (Apr 6) to Mon (Apr 7):

The cutoff low will dissipate in the Central Rockies, bringing clear and dry weather through the interior Western U.S. A storm in the Northwest will bring snow to Alaska and British Columbia with locally heavy amounts. This storm will slide precipitation south into the PNW, bringing light snow to higher elevations.

The Eastern U.S. storm track will continue to bring rain on Sunday, but then move out to sea and pull down a cold air mass from Canada, bringing a drastic change in weather. This cold air mass will be accompanied by a weak storm that will bring light snow to the Great Lakes on Monday, with snow into New England on Tuesday.

Forecast for Tue (Apr 8) to Wed (Apr 9):

The storm in the East will intensify and bring snow to the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England. The heaviest snow will fall through interior New England, which looks to bring a fun April powder day.

The storm track in the Northwest will continue to bring snow to Alaska and British Columbia. There is model uncertainty about how far south the storm will move, which could continue to bring snow to the PNW. This storm will bring colder air if it does slide south, with light snow potentially extending in the Central Rockies as well.

Outlook for Thu (Apr 10) to Tue (Apr 15): 

The Eastern US will see the cold air mass lift out and dissipate with more seasonable weather. A late week storm around Friday, April 11, will bring another chance of snow to New England, but model uncertainty makes the extended forecast uncertain.

The Central Rockies will continue to see dry and warm weather with high pressure. This will bring several nice spring days across the region. To the north, the active storm track will continue to bring precipitation to the Northwest. The storm track will slide south into the northern PNW. It is unclear how far south the storms will extend, with a sharp gradient in precipitation expected.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Monday (April 7).

Zach Butler

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