Four course weather

Rain & Snow to Start ⭐

• A front will move through the east half of the US today and tomorrow

• This comes with a severe thunderstorm potential around Detroit for winds and hail as well as a few tornados

• It's not a ton of rain but it'll keep the sun away for a while

• There is also rain in the Northwest today, which comes as snow for the Cascades and Rockies

• This moves into the High Plains on Saturday

• Then it's a good time into the Plains and Midwest on Sunday

Cold Air Salad ⭐

• The cold will impact the central and western thirds of the country

• It's already cold today in the Plains with highs 10 to 20 degrees below average

• Then a big chill arrives from the Northwest to Texas over this weekend and Monday

• Sunday morning could have several record lows in the Northwest, followed by a very cold Monday morning from Portland to Omaha

Entrée is Fire Weather ⭐⭐

• Colorado and California are monitoring fire weather situations

• Colorado has two more days of elevated threat with gusty winds impacting the ongoing fires through Saturday

• Snow on Sunday will help out Colorado fire threats

• Fire weather increases in northern California on Sunday and Monday, and southern California on Monday

• The northern California event is of most concern with particularly strong winds going into Monday

• Numerous red flag warnings and fire weather watches are issued for the events ahead

Dessert, Tropics ⭐

• Epsilon is moving away from Bermuda now and is bringing rough surf to about the entire Atlantic

• Invest 95-L is in the Caribbean Sea with a 60% chance of any formation

• This one is still a question with changing options from the forecast models

⚡ Know your La Niña: the CPC has the advisories and long-term outlooks while climage.gov can tell you what it means.