The Nation's Weather 02.25.09

By WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Wet, snowy weather was in store for the Northwest on Wednesday, while rain splashed the Ohio Valley, Southeast and Great Lakes.

Several inches of snow were forecast for the Western mountains, while lower elevations were expecting heavy rainfall. The precipitation was to move eastward as the day progresses, with Montana and Wyoming starting to see the heavy snow by the end of the day. In addition, high winds were anticipated across the Northwest, especially in the northern portion of the region.

In the Southwest, some of the precipitation associated with the storm to the north was to extend down across the northern portions of California, Nevada and Utah. The rest of the region was expecting drier conditions.

The Northern Plains and Upper Midwest were to see areas of clouds and snow and some gusty winds. Clouds were to filter into the rest of the Plains as the day progresses, with some showers possible by the end of Wednesday.

In the Northeast, a second, but weaker, storm system was to move across the Great Lakes on Wednesday. The system was to produce rain over the Ohio Valley region during the day, while the rest of the Northeast was to cloud over later in the day. Areas of snow with some ice mixed in were possible over the mid-Atlantic and New England late in the day.

The Southeast was expecting a few showers associated with the storm, but the rest of the region was to otherwise see partly to mostly clear skies.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states on Tuesday ranged from a low of minus 15 degrees at Spincich Lake, Mich., to a high of 94 degrees at Fort Stockton, Texas.