Heavy Northwest Weekend Rainfall – National Weather Outlook for November 4, 2023

by | Nov 4, 2023 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

A new system will impact the Northwestern United States on Saturday, bringing the region more rain and snow. A system working east will bring some snow and rain concerns to the Upper Midwest. Meanwhile, just a few other scattered areas of precipitation are expected in the eastern U.S.

Heavy rainfall will continue to impact the Northwest through the weekend, with three-day totals of over 3” for some – especially along the coast and up into the Cascades where most of the precipitation will fall as rain.

A few inches of snow can’t be ruled out, though, in the Cascades and Northern Rockies.

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