A Look At The Weather This Weekend

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One place that doesn’t have to worry much about conditions through the weekend? Las Vegas, where the S​uper Bowl will be played indoors.

"For anyone roaming around the heart of downtown Vegas, just know it is going to be a little cooler than average,” weather.com meteorologist Danielle Banks said.

But only by about 5 degrees or so.

Too bad those who attended the worst weather Super Bowls in history weren’t so lucky.

We asked Banks and the rest of our team of expert meteorologists to sit down and chat about what’s happening in the rest of the country.

What weather are you watching most closely this weekend?

Chris Dolce: Following a recent dry respite, the South will go into another rainy pattern that’s expected to last into early in the new work week. The downpours could further reduce drought conditions in the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, but at the same time, too much rain too quickly might contribute to localized flooding.

Danielle: Winter Storm Kayden pushes through the eastern half of the country over the weekend with that rain. As for temperatures, daytime highs and morning lows in the East are anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees above average on Saturday.

We are planted firmly in February, which can have some of the most dynamic weather of the year. Anything out of the ordinary to keep an eye on?

Jon Erdman: Usually, a cold front in mid-February is a harsh, cold reality check. This weekend, however, highs in the Midwest will still be in the 30s and 40s for most, with 20s in the far north. That’s still well above average for this time of year. It’s just not the record-warm 50s we’ve seen this week. So goes winter during a strong El Niño.

California got walloped by an atmospheric river storm last weekend that brought torrential rain, flooding and hundreds of landslides. What stands out most?

Chris: The eye-popping rainfall totals. Downtown Los Angeles saw 8.51 inches of rain Sunday-Tuesday, which is the second-highest 3-day rainfall total on record in the city’s long weather history dating to the late 1800s. Since Jan. 1, they’ve now had more than a foot of rain, which is about 85% of the city’s entire annual average rainfall of 14.25 inches.

Jon: Let’s give California a shout-out. Other than the far northwest corner of the state, we’re forecasting a dry weekend in the soggy Golden State. If you can’t wait to hit the slopes after feet of recent snowfall, this is your weekend to do it.

What else is on your radar?

Jon: In what’s been Florida’s gloomiest winter-to-date since World War II, this weekend won’t be so bad for the Sunshine State. Just enough high pressure will keep rain away from the Peninsula, and highs in the upper 70s or low 80s sound, frankly, dreamy to me right now. The only fly in the ointment is in the Panhandle, where some showers and thunderstorms are possible, especially Sunday.

Chris: As of Wednesday afternoon, some of our forecast model guidance hinted that a low-pressure system, which is also to blame for the soggy South forecast mentioned earlier, might track into the Ohio Valley and Northeast early next week. If that happens, there could be enough cold air to produce snow in portions of those regions. It’s too early to say much about it, but it’s something we’ll be following over the next few days.

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