Overview
- A broad spring pattern brings off‑and‑on rain and thunderstorms this weekend, with coverage and timing differing by region.
- The Storm Prediction Center, the national severe‑storm office, posted a 15% severe risk for Monday in parts of southeast Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri and keeps a slight to marginal threat along and just south of I‑80.
- Forecasters cite hazards in the Plains risk zones that include large hail, damaging wind gusts near 65 mph and a low chance of an isolated tornado.
- On the West Coast, two storm systems merge as a Gulf of Alaska low drops south, pushing rainfall totals to about 1–2 inches and up to 4 inches in coastal ranges and prompting minor flood and small‑craft concerns.
- Local forecasts align on a mostly dry Saturday for many inland areas, followed by showers late Sunday into Monday and a warm‑up early next week that lifts highs into the 60s to 80s and renews thunderstorm chances.