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The start of a new work week will have the same weather concerns across a large stretch of the U.S.
The biggest worry on Monday will be a developing storm system in the central Plains. As warm and humid air intertwine into the system by afternoon, a severe thunderstorm and tornado outbreak is looking likely. Hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are all going to be possible from Nebraska to Oklahoma on Monday afternoon and evening.
Meanwhile, a weaker storm system riding across the Southeast will bring showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to the Gulf Coast. Locally heavy rainfall will be a concern for the lower Tennessee Valley, while the rain may be more of the nuisance variety closer to the East Coast.
An unseasonably strong Pacific storm will continue to make its way into the Northwest and northern Plains on Monday. This will bring heavy rain from Oregon and Washington all the way into the Dakotas, while much of the Rockies and Cascades will see snowflakes.
Two areas of the country will bask in early May sunshine: the Southwest and Texas, and the Great Lakes. Here, two areas of high pressure will control the movement of the storm systems away from these regions, promising a Monday filled with fair skies.
Temperatures will remain on the mild side across the eastern half of the country on Monday. Highs in the upper 60s and 70s will be found as far north as the Canadian border, with 80s surging into the central Plains, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. The warmest spot in the East will be along the Gulf Coast, where temperatures could jump past 90 degrees.
Meanwhile, the weather will remain a bit chilly across the West. Temperatures will only reach the 30s and 40s in the Rockies, while 50s will be commonplace from the Pacific Northwest to the western Dakotas. Even the typically warm Southwest will struggle to get out of the 60s, with only California’s interior valleys, Las Vegas and southern Arizona reaching the upper 70s and 80s.