Overview
- High pressure brings sunnier, milder conditions into Friday and Saturday, with many areas reaching the 50s to near 60 degrees.
- An advancing warm front introduces showers late Saturday, followed by a faster-moving cold front overnight that clears most areas early Sunday.
- Scattered thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening in parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley, with heavy rain and gusty winds in the strongest cells.
- Northern New England faces a rain-to-ice-to-snow setup Saturday night into Sunday, with coastal rain, inland icing risk, and mountain snow.
- The Gulf Coast stays unseasonably warm through the weekend with highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s and limited rain, while recent aurora visibility has waned under increasing cloud cover.