Significant weekend rainfall brings a month’s worth of rain to some areas

Sunny, gorgeous end to April before next round of wet weather arrives. Warmer than normal pattern to continue as the calendar flips to May

WGN WEATHER HEADLINES

• Soaking rainfall—Monday, the 29th, marked the 4th consecutive day with measurable rainfall
• Trend for heavier precipitation continues across the southern half of the metro area evident here
• April to close out on a sunny note—the month has been a statistical wash when it comes to sunshine
• Unseasonable warmth from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast Monday sets scores of record highs
• Plains States who were hit hard in recent days by devastating storms, are again at risk Tuesday for potential severe thunderstorms
• Active Spring weather pattern to continue at times this week—greatest chance for area-wide showers and possible thunderstorms to occur early Thursday morning and again with the passage of a cold front late Thursday night/early Friday morning
• Tracking the approach of the next round of showers and possible thunderstorms

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOKS

Valid May 5 through May 13, 2024

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CHICAGO AREA

Heaviest totals along the I-55 corridor where nearly a full April’s worth of rain fell (3.75” is what typically falls during a full April)

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN UNITED STATES

May to begin where April will be leaving off, with above normal temperatures dominating the central and eastern U.S.

SOURCE: weathermodels.com

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