Thursday Quickcast...We're Getting Closer!

A trough will remain in the east, keeping things well below normal, with maybe even a little snow in the higher elevations downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. The ridge will be continuing to move east, drying out the upper MW, upper GLs, and the SE and also starting to bring some mild air northward a little bit into the MW/SE. A trough will continue to push into the central US, bring a rain and severe threat. South and central TX will remain hot. The NW will still have the same trough in place for a couple more days, so things there will remain cool and a bit damp.