Rainy Afternoon

A weak system is moving through the Ohio River Valley generating a light steady rain for much of the region this afternoon. This system was responsible for several tornadoes and numerous reports of damaging wind and hail in the mid-section of the country. Today the tornado threat stretches from Southeastern Missouri east into Kentucky. Once this system moves further south slight below normal temperatures will move into the region on Thursday though sunshine should be abundant. Temperatures will warm beginning on Friday and continuing through the weekend with temperatures in the 70’s to near 80 on Sunday. Another front will move through on Sunday which will bring the next chance for rain. Once the rain moves out on Monday sunny conditions and seasonable temperatures should be prevalent for the area through mid-week

A weak system is moving through the Ohio River Valley along a front that is sagging south. North of the front a steady rain is falling with severe thunderstorms occurring from Missouri into Kentucky. Large hail and strong winds are the main threat but a few tornadoes will aslo be possible. Another area of severe weather is occurring along the front range of the Rocky Mountains from Colorado north into Wyoming with large hail and strong winds being the main threats. 

Once the front moves through, high pressure will be in charge of the weather providing seasonable temperatures Thursday and Friday. Much of the active weather will located along the stalled front to the south of the Ohio Valley.

The next weather front will not affect the region until Sunday. High temperatures during the day will be near 80 degrees before the front affects the area later in the day with showers and possible thunderstorms.

In the extended, temperatures will cool down to near seasonable and possibly slight below normal levels as zonal flow dominates the northern tier of the Country. 

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