Weather

An area of cool, dry air will keep rain away from much of New England on Saturday. High pressure is forecast to slide across southern Quebec.

Farther west and south, a potent storm will travel northeast over the central states. As it does, drenching rain is forecast to fall on saturated ground from Texas to Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Enough rain will fall to cause flooding and aggravate existing flooding. The flooding threat includes urban areas, small streams and rivers. There is also the potential for severe thunderstorms from northeastern Texas to southern Missouri and western Tennessee. The most common traits of the storms will be strong wind gusts and flash flooding. However, a few storms may also bring hail and a tornado. As warm and dry conditions hold over the Southeast states, snow will extend from the central Plains to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Saturday night.

In the West, much of the Rockies and Southwest can expect cool conditions with sunshine. A new storm is forecast to bring heavy rain along the Washington, Oregon and Northern California coasts with snow inland to Idaho. Yet another storm will drop into the Northwest on Sunday with coastal rain and mountain snow.

FOCUS: Severe Thunderstorm Threat

The leading edge of cooler air is expected to trigger a line of strong to locally severe thunderstorms from western Tennessee to eastern Texas later Saturday into Saturday night. The strongest storms may produce damaging winds, hail and even a tornado.