The mid-point of the week will have a soggy, stormy feeling across many parts of the nation. Early-May sunshine will sprinkle in plenty of spring warmth, too.
A complex, lumbering storm system will pack widespread rain and thunderstorms from the central and southern Plains to the Lower Ohio, Tennessee, and Lower Mississippi valleys. Thunderstorms near and along the Interstate 10 from the Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast’s may be repetitive, dumping 2 to 5 inches of rainfall or locally more in a short time. Remember a simple motto, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.” Large hail may be an issue within the more intense thunderstorms, although gusty winds and a brief tornado are possible also.
Farther west across the Four Corners, inclement weather will persist with downpours and a few thunderstorms rumbling across parts of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. Any snow in the tallest peaks of the Colorado Rocky Front will diminish or mix with rain showers throughout this afternoon.
The same rinse-and-repeat pattern will consume New York State into New England, where showers and thunderstorms will dampen the day at times. Showers and thunderstorms will also be in the forecast across the eastern Carolinas and Sunshine State today.
Other than sprinkles or a few light showers across western Washington and Oregon, quiet weather beneath a sun-filled sky is expected from California to Montana, the Dakotas, and as far east as the northern Great Lakes. The Mid-Atlantic will catch a rain-free break as well.
Much of the West Coast and U.S. Northern-Tier will enjoy a warmup, with afternoon highs peaking in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. A few 90-degree readings could pop up across California’s Central Valley today. Seasonably mild to warm 60s, 70s, and 80s will blanket much of the Eastern U.S., Florida, and southern Texas.
Meanwhile, colder than normal weather will be found from southern California to the Deep South, Southeast, Tenneessee Valley, and western Carolina Piedmont. Highs will range from the 20s and 30s in the tallest Western U.S. peaks to the upper 70s to middle 80s in the Desert Southwest and parts of the Texas Plains and Gulf Coast.
