Overview
- Storm Prediction Center outlooks point to Marginal and Slight risks Monday and Tuesday, with an Enhanced zone around the Twin Cities Monday evening where very large hail and damaging winds are the main threats and a few tornadoes are possible.
- Regional forecasts line up on timing, with Kansas City calling Tuesday and Wednesday Alert Days for severe storms after a dry, windy Monday, Detroit under a lower risk Monday that increases Tuesday, and Milwaukee watching late-day storms both days with Monday’s threat dependent on a cap.
- Unseasonable heat spreads 70s and 80s across many locations from the Midwest to the Northeast, with Boston turning much warmer by Tuesday and Wednesday as periodic showers ride passing fronts.
- Gusty south to southwest winds accompany the pattern, commonly reaching 30 to 45 mph and briefly near 60 mph in stronger cells, which could topple weak limbs and make travel on open roads tricky.
- A separate dry stretch under high pressure grips parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Northeast Florida facing little or no rain this week that worsens ongoing drought and raises fire danger.