The severe weather threat in the South (Credit: Fox News)
The threat of severe storms in the southern U.S. on Friday (Credit: Fox News)
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The futuretrack in the Great Lakes, New England and Northeast (Credit: Fox News)
Meanwhile, on the northern edge of this system, it will be cold enough for wintry weather and accumulating snow from the upper Midwest, across the Great Lakes and into northern New England.
Rainfall forecast in the eastern U.S. through Saturday night (Credit: Fox News)
Snow forecast in the western U.S. (Credit: Fox News)
Above-average temperatures over the South and Southeast will help fuel some of these strong storms while the West is still dealing with cold air and mountain snow this weekend.