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Nor'easter Bringing Dangerous Coastal Conditions to the Mid-Atlantic; Pacific Storm Impacting the Southwest U.S.

A Nor'easter well off the East Coast will slowly track north this week and may gain some subtropical characteristics. Strong onshore winds will bring flooding, dangerous marine conditions, and beach erosion along the Mid-Atlantic coast. A Pacific storm is bringing gusty winds, severe thunderstorms, and mountain snow to portions of California and the Southwest U.S. through Thursday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 10:30:18 am PDT

There are no watches, warnings, or advisories at this time.

Weather conditions this week will continue to be mild and dry through Wednesday. Then the pattern will change for the latter half of the week with shift toward wetter conditions, cooler temperatures, and breezy winds
A cold front will bring gusty west winds expected Thursday night into Friday. Winds will be capable of picking up lightweight objects. The cold front will come with little if any precipitation over the Columbia Basin and may result in patchy blowing dust and grass fire spread with the ongoing dry conditions.
There is moderate to high confidence for rain to develop in Idaho and portions of Eastern Washington Thursday. This graphic gives the probabilities for receiving a wetting rain (tenth or more). Uncertainty is in precise amounts with narrow bands of heavier amounts and exactly how far west the rain will setup.

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