Weather Friday April 5 2024 Ion Weather West coast rain and mountain snow Fair middle country and rain snow showers northeast

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Heavy Snow winds down over New England and Sierra Nevada.
High Winds likely for Central Great Basin and Four
Corners/Intermountain West.
Critical Fire Risk for Central/Southern High Plains this weekend.
A very strong and impactful low pressure system, which has already brought
heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada, will spread rain and snow into the
interior West over the next couple of days. Tonight, heavy snow over the
Sierra Nevada will weaken as the focus for snow, rain and wind shift
eastward. Over the next 24 hours, between 6-12 inches of snow is expected
to accumulate over the Sierra Nevada; ranges of northeastern California,
northern Nevada, Sawtooth; and the Blue Mountains. High winds will
accompany this system, particularly over parts of the Great Basin and
Intermountain West, where sustained winds of 35-45 mph and gusts up to 60
mph are possible. High Wind Warnings and Watches are in effect for those
areas as a result. Snow showers spread into the Northern/Central Rockies
Friday night into Saturday, with 4-8 inches possible over those areas.
This system will reorganize and quickly intensify as it emerges over the
Front Range this weekend. High winds, warm weather and low dew points will
support a Critical Risk of Fire Weather over parts of the Central and
Southern High Plains beginning Friday and continuing through at least
Sunday. Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will develop over the
Central/Southern Plains on Saturday night, while snow continues over the
Northern Rockies/High Plains.
Meanwhile, in the East, a deep upper-level trough will slowly move off the
Northeast Coast over the coming days. The associated low pressure system,
which has already dumped several inches of snow over parts of the
Northeast and New England, will linger around Downeast Maine over the next
couple of days, spreading snow showers across the state and surrounding
areas. Tonight, the heaviest snowfall will come to an end, but between 4-8
inches may still accumulate as the parent low lingers nearby. Snow showers
continue over the Allegheny Mountains tonight, producing around 4-8 inches
of snow. An omega block upper-level pattern will support below average
temperatures across the West and East and above average temps in the
Central U.S. over the next couple of