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After it began to feel like summer was on the horizon, much of the U.S. will go back to feeling a chill this week, with the possibility of some severe weather.
There was a brief period of heat throughout the country heading into the weekend, with some places reaching as high as 90 degrees after weeks of cold, wet weather. But those conditions returned on Sunday, beginning in the Midwest, signaling a trend of storms set to take place over the next week.
On the other side of the country, the National Weather Service says a front from the Pacific Northwest will bring another round of rain and snow to higher elevations in Northern California.
Here’s what to know about the national weather forecast for Monday:
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‘Major cooldown’ for Midwest, Northeast
It will be a rapid change in weather for portions of the Midwest and Northeast, as AccuWeather says higher temperatures in some areas will be over 20 degrees lower than the Sunday high in those same places. Detroit, which had a high of 75 degrees Sunday, is forecasted for a high of 42 degrees Monday.
“The major cooldown for much of the Midwest and the interior Northeast will arrive in the wake of a potent cold front set to track across the eastern United States through the first few days of this week,” AccuWeather said.
Here’s what some of the highs will be on Monday:
- New York City: 70 degrees
- Chicago: 41 degrees
- Washington, D.C.: 70 degrees
- Detroit: 42 degrees
- Columbus: 47 degrees
- Pittsburgh: 52 degrees
More snowfall in the Great Lakes
Snow that began to fall in the upper portions of the Great Lakes will carry through Monday night less than a week after flooding concerns.
“After a tease of summer this past week which decimated the snowpack across much of the Upper Midwest, snow [has arrived] once again,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Matt Benz said.
Snow will accumulate in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and western Michigan, as well as parts of Iowa and Illinois. A winter storm warning is in effect for much of Wisconsin and Minnesota until Monday night “with dangerous travel conditions expected.”
Central US brace for storms
A hazardous weather outlook is in place for the South P and the far southern Texas Panhandle as thunderstorms could arrive in the region beginning Monday afternoon. The outlook is for:
- Northern, western, central, and southern Oklahoma.
- Western North Texas.
The advisory comes as the region is likely to have severe weather that includes downpours, hail and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour, creating possible fire hazards in the region as well. The storm could move up to Iowa by Thursday.
“With the next storm expected to develop in the center of the country this week, several days of severe weather are possible for the nation’s midsection,” said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Adam Douty. “Depending on the evolution of the storm and how it develops, each day from Tuesday to Thursday could pose a more significant threat than the last.”
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