Weekly Highlights June 15th to 21st

This week we will see more of the same weather pattern as recent weeks. Warm and humid with daily chances for severe storms from the Plains down to Texas, extending throughout the East. To start the week from Sunday to Thursday areas from Texas through the Mississippi Valley, and to the Southeast could see daily chances for severe weather. Heavy rains, gusty conditions, hail and tornadoes will be in play, especially with the high dew points this week. Monday into Tuesday storms will develop in the Northern Plains that will move into the Upper Great Lakes. Those storms look to produce some gusty winds, hail, and a tornado would not be out of the question with high dew point temps yet again. Tuesday and Thursday from Maine all the way down the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states will see the chance for storms to develop both days. Wednesday from the Great Lakes through the Mississippi Valley and into the Southern Plains, storms look to develop. All hazards will be in play with these storms. As these storms move to the east, they could produce more storms in the Ohio and Mississippi Valley’s on Thursday. This is just the weather pattern we are seeing with clear conditions out west and daily chances for showers and thunderstorms in the east. With the higher dew points in a lot of areas this week, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see multiple tornadoes form in these areas given the right ingredients. This week we will also have to be mindful of the rain the Eastern part of the country is seeing, and the chance for some localized flooding throughout the week.

The overall temperatures this week across the country looks mild. Later in the week across the Upper Great Lakes and portions of the Northeast could see some cooler temps roll in. The smoke that we have been dealing with from the Canadian wildfires looks to get a little better this week. For portions of the Midwest and Northeast the air quality is slightly improving, but more than 200 wildfires are still burning across Canada. Time will tell with how much longer we will see and smell the smoke from these fires.

By Matt K.

Meteorologist In-Training