Weather Highlights

Severe Weather Risk Next Week

Author: Matthew Holliday

Overview

A potent shortwave trough will enter the U.S. from the Pacific this upcoming weekend, setting the stage for a period of severe weather next week. As the trough digs into the southwestern U.S., temperatures will trend upward from the Great Plains eastward late weekend and early next week.

Highlights

• The western U.S. will experience temperatures on the cooler side late weekend, as above average temperatures extend along and east of the Rockies.

• The trough will slowly move eastward, such that the cooler air will spill into the Rockies and Southwest by early next week, while temperatures remain toasty eastward.

• The Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada will likely pick up decent snowfall accumulations late weekend into early next week.

• Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes will pose a risk across the Southern Plains and Mid-South early to mid next week.

In the coming days, we’ll certainly keep you in the loop on the severe weather risk.