March 10, 2018

Temperature: 22°F
Dew Point: 17°F
Wind: SE 1 mph
Clouds: Cloudy

The jet stream is moving over the lower half of the US. With a series of cycles, circulating precipitation in the NW.

Figure 1. jet stream at 250 hPa (earth.nullschool.net).

There is a cold front to the west, a stationary front to the east, with an occluded front peaking out to the north in the middle of the US. The occluded front is also where the Low Pressure system is located.

Figure 2. current surface map (intellicast.com).

Looking at the satellite water vapor map, the areas that will most likely get large quantities of rain are the lower west coast, the middle of the US and Gulf coast.

Figure 3. United States Colored Water Vapor Satellite (accuweather.com).