KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgThursday May 5th

Thursday May 5th

Good morning.  We have made it over halfway through the work week and the past couple of days have been pretty nice.  I think today in general looks nice.  But we will see a few scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.  These will mainly be in SW MO and north of I-44.  I am not expecting anything severe. 

Our next wave will affect us late Friday night and Saturday morning.  This will give us some scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Now where the thunderstorms set up, we could see some heavy amouts of rain.  This is something I will also watch closely, but I am not expecting anything severe. 

Temperatures really start to warm up over the weekend.  We will see highs well into the 60s.  I also think we will see chances for scattered thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon as well. 

Our next strong system rolls out on Tuesday and Wednesday.  If you look at the pattern and the cycle, this goes right back to the blizzard of February 1st.  Remember my theories are we are in a 50 day pattern.  So this system will be fairly strong as it rolls into the central plains.  But I think it depends on where the fronts set up and when to determine our severe weather chances.  This is something we need to watch closely.  Right now it looks like a few scattered storms on Tuesday with the best chances on Wednesday.  I will give you an update later this evening.  Here is Brian's 7-day forecast because I didn't work on Wednesday.

Doug Heady

 May (10th-14th):

Good chances for thunderstorm on Tuesday.  We will have to see exactly where these storms will be placed, but we have the chances.  Temperatures will be a little cooler for Wednesday and Thursday.  Warming up a bit for Friday and Saturday with additional chances for thunderstorms and a severe threat.

May (15th-21st):

Thunderstorms chances still on Sunday with mild temperatures.  Another severe threat with warm temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Then cooler for the rest of the week.  We will see a warming trend once the weekend arrives.

May (22nd-28th):

Good chances for thunderstorms and a severe threat with warm temperatures on Sunday and Monday.  Then cooler for the middle of the week.  Warming up towards the weekend with a slight chances for storms around Friday and Saturday.

May (29th-June 4th):

A warm Memorial weekend with thunderstorms chances.  I also think we will see a severe threat with the highest threat being Sunday and Monday.  Temperatures cooler for mid week, but we should be dry.  Warm by the end of the week with thunderstorms and a severe threat for Thursday and Friday. 

June (5th-11th):

A mild start to the week with thunderstorm chances on Monday and Tuesday.  Temperatures stay nice all week long with additional thunderstorm chances on Friday and Saturday.