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A cold frontal boundary will extend from the Florida coast to the New England coast on Sunday. A low pressure system along the northern end of the cold front will usher moderate to heavy precipitation across the northeastern corner of the country. Rain and thunderstorms will be possible across the central and northern Mid-Atlantic, as well as southern New England. A swath of heavy snow will push across the Northeast and impact northern New England, while pockets of freezing rain will develop across Upstate New York and central New England. Scattered snow showers will also be possible across the central and northern Appalachians on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a separate cold front will extend from central California to Minnesota. An onshore flow from the Pacific will continue to usher rainy weather across Washington, Oregon and northern California, while light to moderate snow showers will move across the Cascades and the northern Sierra Nevadas. Several waves of low pressure will propagate over the Great Basin and the Intermountain West, bringing moderate to heavy snow showers to the northern Rockies, as well as a mixture of rain and snow to the northern Plains.
Mostly clear conditions can be expected from the Desert Southwest to the southern Plains on Sunday due to high pressure over the Four Corners and the Gulf Coast.
SATURDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........................93 Death Valley, Calif.
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F)..........................94 Kendall, Fla.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)..........................-7 Intl Falls, Minn.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)...........................-29 Barter Island, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH).................................75 Mt. Washington, N.H.
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES)..........................2.96 Brooksville, Fla.
ON THIS DATE
On this date in 1988, parts of the western United States, including the Central Rocky Montains and Utah, were covered in snow from a strong storm. Over a foot of snow fell in Utah, while sections of Arizona experienced wind gusts of 60 mph.
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