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As we close out this final week of March, much of the eastern half of the country will manage to stay dry, however, the same cannot be said for the Western U.S. as storms plague the region.
The main weather story on Friday will be in the Western U.S., where everywhere outside of the Southwest is likely to see rain or snow showers at some point. The morning will start out with a storm system exiting into the northern Plains, however, it will continue to allow snow showers to fall over the central Rockies and into the Great Basin through the rest of the day.
Meanwhile, remnant moisture from a dying system off the coast of the Northwest will continue to bring scattered rain and snow showers to the Pacific Northwest through the morning. Interior portions of the Northwest will be subject to scattered light rain and snow showers during the afternoon and evening as well.
By the afternoon, a new developing low-pressure system will be sitting off the California coast, driving moisture into the West Coast and bringing widespread storms to northern and central California. Heavy snow is likely across the Sierra Nevada, while moderate to heavy rain will be the predominant precipitation type elsewhere as these storms last through the afternoon and into the evening. By evening, storms will also spread into southern California.
The system that exited into the northern Plains which was mentioned earlier will also bring impacts to parts of the Central U.S. throughout the day. A cluster of wintry precipitation, including rain, sleet, and snow, will traverse the northern Plains through the morning and afternoon. As evening arrives, these storms will start to spread into western portions of the Great Lakes and Corn Belt as they propagate eastward overnight. Scattered rain showers will extend back into the central Plains and Front Range during afternoon and evening as well.
The only other region which will need to keep an eye to the sky will be coastal New England, where a low-pressure system off the coast will continue to bring rain and snow showers throughout the day and into the night.
The rest of the country can enjoy a quiet and dry end to the workweek, including the Northeast outside of New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Mid and Lower Mississippi valleys, southern Plains, and Southwest.
In terms of temperature, the coldest parts of the country will be in the Upper Midwest, Rockies, Great Basin, Sierra Nevada and New England where temperatures will only reach the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Slightly warmer temperatures will be found in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, Four Corners, and the West Coast, where temperatures will hover in the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
Highs will reach the 60s and 70s throughout the Mid-Mississippi Valley, Southeast, Deep South, central Plains. The Desert Southwest and southern Plains will be the warmest parts of the nation, with highs in the 70s and 80s.