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KEY MESSAGES

- Quiet Weather Week Ahead

DISCUSSION

Issued at 207 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

- Quiet Weather Week Ahead

No big storms in the offing for this week with a clipper low pushing a cold front through today bringing scattered showers. QPF has trended downward since yesterday as model soundings show limited moisture with a dry wedge between 5 and 8 kft AGL. There is a chance of some weak convection across the extreme southeast forecast area by late afternoon and evening, but most of the global models and CAMs keep convective development off to the south over Ohio. Seasonably cold high pressure builds in for early in the week.

The next chance for precip is on Wednesday into Thursday as another clipper rides the polar jet across the Great Lakes with the steadier rain/snow ending by Friday. Cold air and some lake effect snow showers persist into the weekend.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/

Issued at 650 AM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

Stratus clouds with bases around 2000 feet AGL and tops AOB 5000 feet will move in from the northwest this morning and persist into the evening. Surface winds will be from the north today as a cold front moves through. Winds could gust to 20 knots in the afternoon.

GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 11 AM EDT Monday for LMZ844>846. Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EDT Monday for LMZ847>849.