Overview
- - Temperatures on the first day of spring jump well above average across much of the U.S., with many areas in the 60s to 80s and pockets even hotter.
- - The Bay Area caps a record-setting week, including San Francisco hitting 86°F and more than 30 daily records tied or broken regionwide, before a notable cool-down begins Saturday.
- - A weak cold front brings scattered light rain from Friday evening into early Saturday in several regions, with typical totals of a few hundredths to around 0.20 inch, though parts of upstate New York could see near a half inch.
- - Some locales face a conditional risk of isolated severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, small hail and a brief tornado possible if storms develop.
- - A pattern shift knocks temperatures down this weekend into early next week, trimming 10–15°F from recent peaks in the West and sending some Great Lakes and Northeast highs into the 40s by Monday, as overall precipitation remains limited and fire or drought concerns persist in dry areas.