Unsettled Period

After an early week cool down, seasonable temperatures have returned to close out the week. A fast moving system  is currently moving through the area with light rain. A weak cool front will move though later this evening but the cooler push of air will arrive tomorrow. High temperatures this afternoon will rise into the lower 60's once the rain ends. High temperatures over the weekend into the beginning of next week will fall back into the middle to upper 50's. The weather pattern will be come unsettle as a strong upper level low slowly moves through the Midwest and eventually generating rounds of rain for the area while temperatures rise a few degrees above normal. This system will generate day after day of severe weather starting late Saturday until at least Tuesday.

A weak storm system is spreading light rain across the area early this morning. Once the rain ends,temperatures will rise into the lower 60's. This system will generate severe weather, including possible tornadoes, for eastern North Carolina and Virginia.

Saturday will begin the first day of an extended severe weather outbreak. A slow moving upper level system will begin to push into the central Plains late Saturday. Severe storms with possible tornadoes will be possible from Nebraska south into Texas. High temperatures for Northeast Ohio will fall back into the middle 50's.

Conditions on Sunday will be very favorable for a tornado outbreak centered on the Arklatex region. Rich gulf moisture will be well established over the region as the upper level trough moves into the region to help destabilize the atmosphere.

Sunday the Arklatex area is currently under a moderate risk for severe weather which may include several strong tornadoes. Persons in the region should stay alert to the rapidly changing  life threatening weather conditions.

On Monday the storm system will move slightly further to the east. Conditions will again be favorable for severe weather including tornadoes across the Mississippi River Valley.  Locally temperatures will rise to near seasonable levels and chances of rain will rise overnight Monday.