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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

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 DATE                                        WEDNESDAY 01/14/26                      THURSDAY 01/15/26
 TIME (LT)          16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16
                    4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   
 
 CLOUD COVER        FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW
 CLOUD COVER (%)    15   10   25   20   20   10    5    5    5   10   10    5    5    5    5   10   10
 TEMPERATURE        46   41   40   41   40   38   45   50   44   37   37   37   35   32   38   42   38
 MIN/MAX TEMP                           38                  50                  32                  42
 WIND DIR            W    W   SW    W    W   SW    W   NW    N   NW   NW   NW   NE   NE   NE    E    E
 WIND (MPH)          5    8    8    8    8    6    4    2    2    4    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                          
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  8.3  8.3  8.2  8.1  7.9  7.7  7.7  7.7  7.5  7.3  7.2  6.9  6.7  6.4  6.4  7.0  6.9
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN