FXUS01 KWBC 142000 PMDSPD Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 359 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026 Valid 00Z Wed Apr 15 2026 - 00Z Fri Apr 17 2026 ...Late season snow for the Cascades and Northern Rockies... ...There is an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Great Lakes/Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday... ...There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday... ...There is a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Great Lakes/Middle Mississippi Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday... A stationary front extending from the Northeast to the Middle Mississippi Valley, along with a dryline over the Central/Southern Plains, will produce showers and severe thunderstorms from the Northeast to the Middle Mississippi Valley and to the Central/Southern Plains through Thursday. Therefore, the SPC has issued an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of severe thunderstorms over the Great Lakes and Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley through Wednesday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. In addition, a stationary front extending from the Northeast to the Middle Mississippi Valley, along with a dryline over the Central/Southern Plains, will continue to produce showers and severe thunderstorms over the Great Lakes and the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley through Thursday morning. Therefore, the SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Great Lakes and Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley through Thursday morning. The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes. Meanwhile, a front moves onshore over the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday and moves inland to the Northern Intermountain Region, Central Rockies, Great Basin, and Southern California by Thursday. The system will produce a late-season snowfall over the Cascades and Northern Rockies through Thursday. Coastal rain will develop over the Northwest Coast through Thursday as well. Also by Thursday, rain will develop over parts of the Northern Plains. Ziegenfelder Graphics available at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php $$