Heavy Rain In The Central U.S. & Pacific Northwest – National Weather Outlook For November 5, 2022

National Weather Forecast

We’re tracking two systems across the lower 48 on Saturday. The lead system is an area of low pressure in the Great Lakes with a cold front extending to the Gulf Coast, bringing showers and thunderstorms. Some snow may mix in on the back side in the Upper Midwest. A second system in the Northwest will produce the potential of both heavy rain and heavy snow.

The system in the central/eastern United States could produce some areas of 3”+ of rain in the Mississippi Valley and Plains, with maybe an inch or two of snow on the back side of it. Meanwhile, the system in the Northwest will produce at least 3-5” of rain in coastal areas from northwest California to Washington, with feet of snow in the mountains.

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