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Updated: 7:15 PM GMT on March 16, 2010

Weather Summary

Weather Underground Forecast for Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

New England will see another day of light showers, while scattered thunderstorms will persist in the Southern Plains on Tuesday. A low pressure system lingering off the East Coast will continue pushing moisture over New England and the Northeast. But as temperatures remain in the 40s, most areas will see scattered rain showers. Significant rainfall is not anticipated because this system will continue to slowly move further offshore and will pull any available moisture with it. Expect less than a quarter of an inch of rain in most places.

Behind this system, high pressure will continue building over the Plains and bring a mild day to the Central US. Mostly sunny skies and warm conditions are expected over the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Ohio River Valleys. Thus, flood watches will remain in effect in the North, as these warm conditions continue to melt snow and ice over the region. Meanwhile, a small trough over the Dakotas will move into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, kicking up overcast skies that may trigger light precipitation.

In the South, a trough of low pressure at higher levels of the atmosphere will move through the Southern Plains. This system will obtain moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, and continue spreading moisture over Texas and Oklahoma. With warm air present, this will allow for scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop again on Tuesday. This system does not have a history of producing severe storms.

Out West, another storm spinning in the Pacific Ocean will push a cold front over the Pacific Northwest. This will kick up a few scattered showers, with light snow at higher elevations of the Cascades. California will remain dry and sunny as this storm remains in the north.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Monday ranged from a low of 3 degrees at Yellowstone, Wyo. to a high of 82 degrees at Long Beach, Calif.