Tom Coomes

Tuesday will be an active weather day, scattered showers and storm start mid-morning; these will mostly be benign. This comes with the passing of a warm front, then there's a short lull with more storms Tuesday afternoon. The greatest concern for severe weather will be Tuesday afternoon, 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, likely close to 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. As scattered strong storms develop ahead of the cold front. There is plenty of forcing and lift from the fronts moving through and spin in the atmosphere. However, storm energy may be lacking as high struggle to reach the mid-70s.

Strong, possibly severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon, 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Discrete, localized cells may make coverage spotty, but it increase the hail and tornado threat on the small scale. Stay weather aware through the late afternoon as cells could turn severe, quickly. The threat clear quickly after 7/8 PM west to east.

Wednesday, is a warm and fair day, then rain Wednesday night and Thursday as temperatures fall into the weekend. Mother's Day Weekend will start with rain, Satuday, and clear for a nice, Sunday.

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The forecast remains damp through Thursday evening before the clouds break Friday. Friday is cool and fair, highs in the 60s. There will be another round of rain late Friday night, early Saturday morning. The rest of the weekend is likely fair, with clearing Saturday afternoon, through most of Sunday. The pattern next week is unsettled, showers are likely Monday into Tuesday, and could linger in the forecast through Friday.

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Showers continue through Tuesday evening, becoming more scattered and less intense overnight. The forecast for Wednesday calls for clearing, less clouds from the morning through the afternoon. Temperatures rise and the clouds clear and the forecast is fair through Thursday afternoon. There's another found of rain Thursday night, with showers lingering Friday. The weekend still looks warm and sunny at this point with highs nearing 80 degrees.

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