Overview
- Many areas turn milder and mostly dry on Saturday, with highs from the 30s and 40s in New England to near 80 in South Florida.
- A swath of rain arrives Saturday night into Sunday, with parts of the Ohio Valley likely topping an inch before drying progresses Sunday afternoon.
- Southeast Georgia is under a Sunday Impact Day for a fast-moving line of thunderstorms with downpours and 30+ mph gusts, while South Texas sees a brief Valentine’s Day line capable of gusty winds and quarter-size hail.
- Mid-Atlantic and higher-elevation zones may see a Sunday evening changeover to a rain–snow mix with a slushy coating to about 1 inch before precipitation tapers early Monday.
- Southern California is forecast to be hit Monday–Tuesday by a stronger system bringing moderate to heavy rain, mountain snow and gusty winds, as a midweek warm-up and wind event raise snowmelt and ice-jam concerns in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.