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April 16, 2026 4:17 am

Mid and high clouds will increase today with slightly cooler high temperatures and southwest to west winds for the mountains and deserts gusting to 35 to 45 mph during the afternoon and evening. The flow will turn offshore on Friday with warming for the coast and valleys and continued cooling for the deserts. There will be north winds along and below the coastal slopes of the mountains, peaking Friday morning with gusts to 35 to 45 mph. For the weekend, weaker winds and warmer inland with Sunday high temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. Some time during the early to middle part of next week, a low pressure system will move into California bringing cooler and breezy weather with a less than 20 percent chance of precipitation.

Late-season snow for the Cascades, northern Plains, and northern Rockies but early-season heat for the Mid-Atlantic. Severe thunderstorm threat diminishes today from the southern Plains to the Midwest. An enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms is forecast to emerge from the southern Plains to the upper Midwest later on Wednesday with heavy rain and possible flash flooding.