Rounds Of Storms Ahead, Then Cooler.

Today's picture was taken in Southern Illinois while the dogwoods were at their peak. The woods earlier were full of the yellow jonquils flowing down through the valleys. And then pockets of snowy white appeared. Gardening Guru Tim Holcomb says you can thank wet weather late last Summer for the spectacular Spring floral display we're enjoying this year.
We're waking up to a spectacular sunrise this morning with comfortable temperatures between 45 and 50 in most spots.
There are several clusters of storms moving across the U.S. early this morning. One across Kentucky, another in Arkansas, and the third over North Central Texas. There is a trough stirring these storms up that will be easing it's way into "our neck of the woods" this afternoon helping to spread some storminess our way. And a few storms may become strong to severe through early evening.
Then we'll have a dry day tomorrow with highs into the low to mid 80s.
This little heat bubble will get burst with another front dropping into the Tennessee Valley Thursday. This boundary will get stuck here through at least early Saturday keeping rounds of thunderstorms possible from Thursday through early Saturday. Then cooler and drier air will take over for Saturday afternoon and Sunday. I still think that after highs near 80 on Thursday, we'll drop to around 76 on Friday, and near 70 on Saturday. And maybe upper 60s to lower 70s on Sunday.
This kind of pattern is the "make hay while you can" kind of weather. Tough to get a string of dry days put together. So if you work outside and need more than two dry days in a row, you may have to wait until late in the weekend into the first part of next week.