Thursday's Weather Outlook

Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Thursday's Weather Outlook

7:15 PM PST, February 11, 2015

Frigid Arctic air will have residents pulling parkas and winter gloves out Thursday, while plenty of sunshine and unseasonably mild temperatures remain across the rest of the U.S....

The big talk Thursday will be the frigid Arctic air forcing highs across the northeastern corner of the U.S. to plummet. Highs in the single digits to the teens will sink further southward to cover the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes, while pushing cold 20s and 30s as far south as the Tennessee Valley. Along with the freezing temperatures, breezy winds and a few light snow showers will bring another taste of winter, from the Great Lakes to the northern Atlantic Coast, while flurries move in across the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Dakotas overnight Thursday.

Elsewhere, a sprinkling of light rain will be possibly across the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, while more rain patters over rooftops in western Washington.

The rest of the U.S. can expect to see milder temperatures, with mostly sunny skies shining throughout Thursday. Highs in the 40s and 50s will sweep southeastward from the Northwest down into the Southern Plains and the Southeast, while warmer 60s and 70s will appear across the Coastal West, Central Great Basin, Southwest, northern and central High Plains, the coastal Southeast, the Gulf Coast and the Florida Peninsula. Hot highs in the lower to mid-80s will be possible across the Southern California and the Desert Southwest.

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