Overview
- Forecasts from New England to the Gulf Coast and Colorado point to the steadiest rain arriving Wednesday night into Thursday, with several outlets flagging a wet Thursday morning commute.
- Most areas are projected to receive about one half to one inch of rainfall, with localized higher totals that could give drought-stressed spots a useful soaking.
- Parts of the Gulf South face a risk of strong to severe storms late Wednesday, with damaging winds and hail the main threats and a low but nonzero tornado chance.
- The pattern turns cooler behind the system through the weekend, keeping temperatures below normal with a few Saturday showers before brighter, milder weather returns by Sunday or Monday in many locales.
- Local impacts include slick early travel in Massachusetts on Thursday, high creeks and minor flooding risk in upstate New York, and mountain snow with plains rain in Colorado as the slow-moving storm tracks east.