Overview
- Across the Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday, forecasters track a conditional severe threat that hinges on warm‑front placement and how quickly morning showers clear.
- Southern Wisconsin faces a Slight risk late Monday, with the strongest storms capable of damaging winds and a brief, isolated tornado if instability rebuilds after early rain.
- Following Sunday morning’s downpours that dropped about a half inch to over 3 inches in parts of the South, meteorologists note that early rounds can sap daytime energy and blunt later storm intensity.
- New England stays quiet through midweek before a steadier, soaking rain arrives Thursday, with about an inch likely and a cooler, less humid stretch to follow that offers drought relief.
- By late week, parts of the South heat up under a building ridge, with highs reaching the upper 80s to low 90s, while drought and fire danger in the Southeast persist despite spotty rain chances.