Strong winds and dry conditions will drive critical to extreme fire weather in the Southern Plains, especially in eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Meanwhile, heavy mountain snow will continue in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin. A major winter storm moving into the Central U.S. will bring blizzard conditions, severe storms, and flash flooding concerns through midweek from Wyoming and Colorado to the East.
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A big split in the weather pattern will drive the story over the next week. Early-season heat will continue across parts of the Southwest, Plains, and Mississippi Valley, with some areas running more like late spring than late March. At the same time, a strong cold front will sweep across the northern half of the country, bringing rounds of rain, some mountain and northern-tier snow, a chance for strong thunderstorms, and a sharp return to cooler air for the East. By early next week, warmth expands again from the West into the Plains, while increasing Pacific moisture may begin pushing back into the Southwest.