Weather

Cold wave pattern to expand into the deep South

During the weekend, a surge of cold air will replace lingering warmth across the Deep South.  

By Monday morning, sub-zero temperatures should occur as far south as northern sections of Kansas and Missouri.

The following day, March 5, freezes could reach into winter agricultural areas of Deep South Texas. Much of the Southeast, excluding Florida’s peninsula, could experience freezes by the middle of next week.

Meanwhile, an active weather pattern will continue in several areas. As a result, 5-day precipitation totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more in the Southeast.

Farther west, heavy precipitation will fall from California to the central Rockies. Snow will fall in several areas, but the most impressive winter precipitation event will stretch from California to Colorado during the weekend and stretch from the central and southern Plains to the Northeast late in the weekend and early next week.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of colder-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures in southern Florida and above-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest.

Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather from California into the lower Missouri Valley should contrast with below-normal precipitation in the upper Great Lakes region and most areas east of the Mississippi River.