Active weather across the United States this week, with ongoing atmospheric river causing heavy rainfall over the Pacific Northwest, a winter storm currently moving across the central Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic, and several Alberta Clipper systems expected to bring several rounds of snow across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Northeast. | NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center

This enhanced-color imagery from NOAA’s GOES West (GOES-18) satellite is highlighting the Pacific Northwest this morning, where a powerful atmospheric river is pushing into the region. Flood Watches, Flood Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect across parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Latest updates and advisories: www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service