Weekend Weather Preview

The Plains and Midwest see rounds of storms continue into the weekend as the Southern Tier of the U.S. begins heat up. 

Saturday 

Another day of strong storms will be in place in the Midwest and Great Lakes. Throughout the day a few organized lines of storms will trek from Kansas northeastward to lower Michigan. Damaging wind gusts and flash flooding will be threats to watch.  

Showers and storms from a Gulf Coast low-pressure system will push farther north and into the eastern southern Plains, and Mid-South. Isolated rain totals of up to 3 inches is possible. 

A few pop-up storms will be possible along the spine of the southern to central Appalachians, and Ohio Valley. A few instances of isolated flash flooding may result from this activity. 

A couple of lonely robust storms may form off the northern Rockies in the High Plains during the late afternoon. These could feature all severe weather hazards with hail, wind, and a couple of tornadoes. 

Scattered showers will be found in the northern Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and northern Rockies. However, the rest of the western third of U.S. will be dry. 

The Northeast should stay to the north of all rain activity until Sunday morning with a bit of residual high pressure sticking around. 

Besides the western portions of the northern Plains, the rest of the Plains will be dry and particularly hot. 

Fifties and 60s will only be confined to the highest terrain of the Western U.S. Highs in the 70s will be likely along the Pacific Coast, in the Upper Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and portions of the Great Lakes. Eighties will take over the Midwest, northern Plains, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Four Corners, and portions of the Gulf Coast. The Southeast, southern to central Plains, and Mid-South will see 90s. The Desert Southwest will see their daily 100s, and perhaps parts of the Southeast and southern Plains will also see a of couple 100s. 

Sunday

Frequent storms will hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday. Storms from the previous day will track from the Ohio Valley eastward to the East Coast. This will help with the formation of new storms that could pack a punch. Damaging winds and flash flooding will be the main threats. 

A dangerous storm environment will be in place in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Depending on storms from Saturday, this environment could be maximized for severe wind gusts. A few tornadoes cannot be ruled out either. 

The Ohio Valley, Mid-South, Southeast, and southern Plains, will see spotty storms during the day but the coverage for these will not be high. It's likely most of these areas will be dry. 

A lot of the central Plains and Rockies will split the difference between a disturbance to the north and one to the south. This will cause them to be hot and dry. 

A few showers will be likely in the high terrain of the northern Sierra Nevada and northern Rockies.  

The higher terrain of the Western U.S. will be in the 60s. Seventies will feel nice to the Northeast, Upper Mid-Atlantic and portions of the Northwest U.S. The Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Great Basin will feel the 80s. Nineties are likely in the Mid-South, Southeast, the Plains, and Four Corners. Triple digits are not out of the question for sections of the central Plains, and interior Southeast. The Desert Southwest will see 100s with one or two 110 degree-readings possible.