Late week warmup likely with higher precipitation chances

 

Although temperatures were on the cooler side for Easter it still felt great outside thanks to added sunshine through most of the day! We did stay on the breezy side however which looks to continue into this afternoon; however, we'll also be slightly cooler as temperatures will remain in the upper 40's today.

The cooler trend will continue into tomorrow where at points we may even be cold enough for some possible mixed precipitation late tonight as well as late tomorrow night into the early hours of Wednesday. Into Wednesday afternoon though our surface winds will begin to orientate southwesterly which will allow warmer air to be pulled into the region warming us up into the 60's towards the middle of the week with even warmer temperatures likely into the weekend!

As our surface and upper-level flow begin to shift southwesterly temperatures will steadily increase while precipitation chances also look likely to increase towards the end of the week. Thanks to a stalled cold front/boundary in place Thursday and Friday, consistent showers look possible for the region.

Then as we pivot into the weekend and into early next week, much of the same looks to continue. Throughout the Great Lakes region continued southwest flow into next week will allow plenty of moisture to be funneled northward allowing for plenty of opportunity for both showers and thunderstorms.