Weekly Highlights April 13th to 19th

This week we continue to be in a pattern of warm in the West and cool/wet in the East. Monday, some severe weather returns in the Ohio and Tennessee Valley’s, as storms will produce some hail and gusty conditions. The dew points won’t be high enough to produce any tornadoes. Also on Monday, portions of the Upper Great Lakes will see rain, and snow on the backend of a system coming through. Portions of the Upper Great Lakes will see 1-4’’ of snow. Another round of cooler air will come down for part of the week in the Great Lakes and Northeast. All the warm weather will be in the Southwest/east and the Southern Plains into Texas. Tuesday into Wednesday, some rain and snow showers will impact parts of the Northeast. Accumulations look to be around a coating to 1-1.5’’.  

Thursday, we could see more storms develop in Minnesota down to Missouri and continue into Friday for the Great Lakes. Thursday afternoon into the evening, some of those storms could become severe. The dew points will slowly increase throughout the day, as warmer air comes up from the south.  

Saturday, another round of severe weather is possible from the Ohio Valley down to the Mississippi Valley. The dew points could be high enough for a few tornadoes. Hail and gusty conditions will also be possible with these storms developing. The Rockies will see some snow this week with areas seeing 4’’+. The Dever metro area could also see snow Friday into Saturday. Accumulations look to be around 2-4’’. 

By Matt K.

Meteorologist In-Training