KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgTuesday morning April 12th

Tuesday morning April 12th

Good Tuesday morning.  The weather has been great for the past few days.  I hope you have gotten a chance to get outside and enjoy it.  We set record highs over the weekend.  Yesterday was into the upper 60s, and the next couple of days will be into the 70s.  You can't beat that.  I am hoping to get a few things done outside, even though I have to work.  My son and I need to run a few errons this morning, then off to work.  However, he loves to play outside so I can get a few things done.  I just have to make sure he doesn't run off, loll. 

The weather today looks great again with high pressure in charge.  It will start to slip to the east today and we will see a light southerly wind by the afternoon hours.  The southerly winds will pick up a bit by Wednesday.  This will help the highs get up into the middle 70s by Wednesday.  Our next system moves in on Thursday.  Let me show you what I am looking at.

Our upper level wave is rolling in.  I think we will be into the 70s for highs and we could have PM thunderstorms.  We will have to watch for a severe threat on Thursday afternoon. 

Here is a look at the thunderstorms popping up Thursday afternoon.  Now by Friday, temperatures cool down.  We could see a few scattered showers, but much colder air moving in.

This show highs into the lower 50s on Friday and that may be a stretch.  We could see a freeze Friday night, so a lot to watch.  Another wave will affect us on Sunday and then again next Tuesday and Wednesday.  Here is your updated 7-day forecast.

Your long range forecast is updated below.  Have a great Tuesday everyone,

dheady@koamtv.com

Doug

Next week:

We will see chances for showers and a few thunderstorms on Sunday as a weak wave passes by.  A stronger wave will roll in on Tuesday and Wednesday.  This will give us better chances for showers and thunderstorms.  Temperatures will be cool on Thursday and Friday.  Then we will warm up a bit for the weekend.  But we will see chances for thunderstorms again on Saturday and Sunday. 

April 17th-23rd:

Our next system rolls in around Tuesday and Wednesday again.  This will give us good chances for showers and thunderstorms and possibly some severe storms.  The rest of the week will be cooler, but temps will start to warm back up towards the weekend.

April 24th-30th:

Our next storm system rolls in for Tuesday and Wednesday.  This will give us good chances for showers and thunderstorms, that could be strong to severe.  A little cooler for the rest of the week, but warming up during the weekend.  We will see a fairly nice weekend, or should.

May (1st-7th):

A mild start to the week with rain chances on Monday and Tuesday.  We will cool down for the middle of the week, but warm back up towards the weekend.

May (8th-14th):

Chances for thunderstorms here at the beginning of the week.  Some could be severe, so we need to watch it.  Additional thunderstorm chances again towards the weekend.