A strong cold front extending from the Northern Plains into California was expected to pull cool air in from Canada, allowing for scattered snow showers at high elevations. Scattered showers were expected elsewhere along the front.
There was a slight chance of severe weather from the Great Lakes to the Central Plains. As the front passed, temperatures were expected to dip as much as 15 to 20 degrees from Friday's highs.
Warm, dry conditions were expected on the East Coast, meaning fires could continue to threaten the region. Areas of patchy smoke were expected over the Mid-Atlantic, with sunny skies in the rest of the East.
New England and the Ohio River Valley could see record-breaking high temperatures reaching into the 80s, with highs in the 90s in the Gulf States.
Cool conditions were expected to persist along the West Coast on Saturday. Highs in the Pacific Northwest were expected to be near 50 while temperatures in the Southwest remained in the upper 60s and 70s with breezy and dry conditions.
Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Friday ranged from a low of 6 degrees at Cut Bank, Mont., to a high of 96 degrees at Martinsville, Va.
