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49th and 50th States: Extensive Kona Low \u201catmospheric river flow\u201d across the central Pacific streaming into the Pacific Northwest \u2026 polar vortex (cold) swirling over Alaska.

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RTMA Current Temperature Analysis | 7:45 PM ET

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RTMA Current Temperature Anomaly Analysis | 7:45 PM ET

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Lower 48 is 4.7\u00b0F above normal

This is post number 896: Good Evening! Maps today \u2014 more details and comments tomorrow (Sunday) \u2014> Day 73 of 2026.

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Blend of Models | Total Snowfall Next 7-Days

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Blend of Models | 7 Days Precipitation Total

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HRRR 18z \u2014 Radar Simulation Next 48-hours to Monday 2 PM ET

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Sunday Convective Outlook \u2014> Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather along long cold front extending from Blizzard \u2026 from SPC

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   ...SUMMARY...\n   Scattered to widespread damaging winds along with tornadoes should\n   develop on Sunday afternoon, persisting through Sunday night across\n   a large portion of the South-Central/Southeast States into the\n   Midwest/Ohio Valley. The greatest strong tornado and significant\n   severe wind threats appear to be from the Ark-La-Miss to the Lower\n   Ohio Valley on Sunday evening.

Wind Gusts \u2014> Next 48-hours

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ECMWF 18z Precipitation Type + Intensity | Next 6-days

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\u201cBomb Cyclone\u201d \u2014> MASSIVE blizzard Sunday into Monday for Midwest and Great Lakes

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Western U.S. | Heat Dome in charge w/moisture going to north

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Temperature Anomaly Next 6-days

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Arctic blast east of the Rockies + Alaska (stuck in deep freeze) vs. Heat Dome and record heat across the West

Blend of Models Temperatures | Highs through Monday, March 23

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100s take over the Southwest vs. below freezing highs / coldest on Tuesday across Great Lakes into Ohio River Valley

Blend of Models Temperatures | Low through Monday, March 23

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Freeze to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday

Next 6-days of Precipitable Water (my favorite parameter)

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Low Temperatures on Sunday

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High Temperatures on Sunday

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Low Temperatures on Monday

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High Temperatures on Monday

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Tuesday Low Temperatures

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Wednesday Low Temperatures

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NDFD NWS Total Precipitation Next 72-hours through Tuesday early Afternoon

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NWS Snowfall Next 72-hours \u2014 through Tuesday early Afternoon

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Maximum 4-feet in U.P. of Michigan near Marquette. No thanks!

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Ice accumulation | NWS next 72-hours

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ECMWF AIFS 18z | Temperature at 500 mb | Next 10-days

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Major Polar Vortex lobe dips out of Canada to fuel the massive blizzard. The core cold pool remains at -45\u00b0C before breaking down into first days of Spring.

Snowfall | Median of ECMWF Ensembles at 12z | Next 15-days

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Probability of at least 3\u201d of Snowfall Next 15-days

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Temperature Anomaly | Next 15-days | ECMWF EPS 12z Ensemble Mean Flagship

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Ridge \u2014> A major heat dome develops across the Western U.S.

Trough \u2014> Very cold air for mid-March blasts out of Canada into the eastern U.S.

Extreme cold over Alaska continues through Week 2

5-Day Chunk #1 | Temperature Anomaly | March 14 - March 18

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5-Day Chunk #2 | Temperature Anomaly | March 19 - March 23

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5-Day Chunk #3 | Temperature Anomaly | March 24 - March 28

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49th and 50th States: Extensive Kona Low \u201catmospheric river flow\u201d across the central Pacific streaming into the Pacific Northwest \u2026 polar vortex (cold) swirling over Alaska.

RTMA Current Temperature Analysis | 7:45 PM ET

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