Columbia NWS
An anomalously deep 500
mb trough (near the NAEFS climatological
minimum for this time of year) will dip into the north central US
late this weekend and early next week. A strong surface high will
filter arctic air into the central and eastern US. There is very
high confidence in temperatures well below
normal. 90 percent of the
NBM members have high temperatures in the 40s or lower for Monday
through Wednesday.
Mean temperatures have also been trending colder
for early next week. There are a growing number of
ensemble members
showing precipitation over the Southeast from early to mid next
week. 50 to 70 percent of
ECMWF members and 30 to 50 percent of GEFS
members record measurable precipitation. The synoptic setup of
abnormally cold air over the region and potential for
moisture to
spread into the forecast area is a situation that will continue to
need monitoring. That said there is still a large spread in the
timing of any potential precip and amounts, or lack thereof. This
ultimately is keeping
PoPs limited to
slight chance for the end
of the long term since the confidence of precip at any given
period is low. Model guidance varies greatly in the track of a
low pressure system which may bring the Southeast some form of
wintry precip near the end of the long term.