After some Friday evening showers, a 5-day stretch of 70-plus degree weather begins
Possible severe weather ahead beginning Tuesday, April 16
WGN WEATHER HEADLINES
SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY
NOAA: “Severe weather is likely Monday (4/15) in the central/southern Plains and Tuesday (4/16) from northeast Texas to the Midwest. All severe weather hazards are possible including tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail. More specific forecast details will become available in the coming days.”
SOURCE: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS
Valid April 18 through April 26, 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE MAPS
Valid April 13 through April 18, 2024
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MAPS
Valid April 13 through April 18, 2024
SOURCE: NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECASTS
Valid Saturday, April 13 through Friday, April 19
SOURCE: NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center
TROPICAL PACIFIC SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANIMATION FOR 2024 TO DATE
NOAA: “In order for a hurricane to form, two things must be present: a weather disturbance, such as a thunderstorm, that pulls in warm surface air from all directions and water at the ocean’s surface that is at least 80° Fahrenheit (27° Celsius). Because it is the interaction of warm air and warm seawater that spawns these storms, they form over tropical oceans between about 5 and 20 degrees of latitude. At these latitudes, seawater is hot enough to give the storms strength and the rotation of the Earth makes them spin.”
SOURCE: OCEANEXPLORER.NOAA.GOV AND NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center
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