After the arrival of a autumn cold frontmuch of USA stay with below average temperatures for this time of year. According to the weather forecast US National Weather Service (NWSfor its acronym in English), during the next few days these cool environmental conditions will be experienced to a greater extent in the west and east of the North American country.
The thermal marks, which in some cases will be located on subzero recordscould cause significant frosts in several states where alerts apply: Washington, Idaho, OregonWyoming, UtahNevada, California and Arizona, in addition to New YorkMassachusetts, PennsylvaniaOhio, IndianaKentucky, VirginiaWest Virginia, MarylandNorth Carolina, South CarolinaGeorgia and Alabama.
The weather forecast map in the US for this Saturday, October 19NWS/NOAA
“Also it will be much colder compared to the recent warm weather that most of the western US has experienced so far this month,” said the NWS, which anticipated that Maximum temperatures will be between 4.4 and 10°C in most valleys at the end of the work week and into Saturday, and below freezing at night.
Due to the development of this cold system, snowfall is expected in other parts of the North American country. According to the organization, these days there will be widespread snowfall mountain through the highest elevations of the Rockies this Saturday and could extend into Sunday through the mountainous terrain of the Four Corners region (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah).
The weather forecast map in the US for this Sunday, October 20NWS/NOAA
The NWS issued alerts for heavy snowfall the south and southwest of Montanathe east of Idahothe center and southwest of Wyomingnorthern Nevada, northern Utah and the southwest of Colorado during Saturday and Sunday. “There is the potential 25 to 50 centimeters of snow through portions of Utah and Colorado, mainly above 2,743 meters in elevation,” the entity warned.
As for the probability of precipitation, the United States will practically split in two in the next few days: the part west, loaded with possible rains and storms, and the region of it is, sunny and pleasant conditions.
The NWS expects an increase in precipitation heading into Saturday in parts of eastern New Mexico y Arizonawhere they are expected five to ten centimeters of rainwhich could result in some cases of floodsin addition to some scattered strong to severe thunderstorm.
The weather forecast map in the US for this Monday, October 21NWS/NOAA
Another area affected will be the west of Washingtonwhere “an atmospheric river event will likely affect Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula, producing a few centimeters of rain across windward terrain,” the agency reported.
Due to the intense rains, the NWS issued alerts for this Saturday for excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding in northeastern areas of New Mexicothe southeast of Coloradothe north of Texasthe west of Oklahoma and the southwest of Kansas.
In turn, there may be mixed precipitation in states like WashingtonOregon, IdahoMontana, WyomingColorado, UtahNevada, CaliforniaArizona y New Mexico in the next few days.
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