A significant Western warming trend during the weekend and early next week will increase streamflow due to melting snow.  On April 10-11, temperatures should briefly top 95°F in lower elevations of the Desert Southwest.  Periods of Northwestern precipitation will add to the runoff potential in that region.  Meanwhile, little or no precipitation will fall during the next 5 days across a vast swath of the country, including southern California and the Plains, Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast. 

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