Twin States Weather Blog

* As we start May tomorrow, a warm ridge dominates the Southeast and is keeping things warm and dry across the Twin States. Daytime highs yesterday were in the middle and upper 80 and we are heading in that same direction today. The warm trend will stay with us through the extended periods.

* Rain chances this week: A storm system over Texas that is being blocked by the high will eventually move toward Mississippi as the high weakens and shifts out of the area. A cold front will drop down into the Tennessee Valley by Wednesday. The combination of the low moving in and the front will help showers and storms in the forecast Thursday and Friday. The front will stall over Southeast and a few more weak shortwave lows will move across through the weekend and first of next week keeping clouds in place with a few thunderstorms.

* Drought Monitor: US Drought monitor still has our area under Severe Stage Drought levels. We are ending the month of April only picking up 3.28" of rain. Most of that came with the two inch rain event last week. April officially ends at -2.34 below normal but the year still stands severe at -14.26" for Key Field.

* More on your forecast here in a bit on Newscenter 11 at 5:00 and later at 6:00 and 10:00. I am back again with you bright and early (though I might be a bit tired) on Good Morning Meridian: Early Editon at 5:30 AM Tuesday and Good Morning Meridian from 6:00 - 7:00 AM.