Chris Tomer

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A classic April snowstorm hits the Rockies later this week. This includes the mountains of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado. We could be looking at a foot or more of total accumulation in a few locations. Winter storm watches and winter weather advisories (in purple) have been issued for Montana and Wyoming from Wednesday through Friday for high-elevation snowfall (above).<h1>Setup</h1>A large dip in the jet stream (trough of low pressure) develops across the West with colder air and heavy rain &amp; snow.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/tomer west jet pattern-1744739513212.jpg">Timing</h1>Maximum snowfall timeline:<ul><li>Utah: PM 4/16-4/18, 4/21.</li><li>Colorado: 4/18-4/19.</li><li>Wyoming: 4/17-4/18, 4/21-4/22.</li><li>Montana: PM 4/16-4/18, 4/21-4/22.</li></ul><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/bams 3k to 15k-1744743249196.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Snowfall</h1>From Wednesday through Saturday, our first round of heavy snow accumulation appears likely across the higher elevations.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 205358-1744772071394.png">Drilling down.Utah's Wasatch: 6-12 inches.Wyoming's Tetons: 6-9 inches.Colorado's Mountains: 6-15 inches.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 205344-1744772080602.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 125337-1744743241279.png">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Alana Cameron

Heavy Snow Hits The Rockies Later This Week

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Kevin Schneider

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An area of low pressure will develop in the Upper Midwest toward the middle of this week. That will drive home a pair of opportunities for storms to pop up on Wednesday and Thursday.<h1>WEDNESDAY</h1>The Storm Prediction Center has issued a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe weather for portions of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. The threat is fairly isolated across the central Great Plains, with the greatest threat being large hail along the warm front.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 121140-1744741002918.png">The warm front will primarily drive this batch. Often, when we're waiting on a warm front to drive up storms, it takes some time. Storms may not start to pose a threat of large hail or damaging winds until well after midnight:<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/EWFFF-1744765716273.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>During the day, we're waiting on a dry line to fire storms, which might not have the kick to do it, according to some of the latest model runs.<h1>THURSDAY</h1>Better quality of ingredients will come together with a more reliable spark: the cold front.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-15 07-00-26-1744722113515.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>More instability could put the better spark to use and fire up more storms on Thursday, but again could be well after sunset. That usually complicates matters - if storms favor the overnight hours, often a thin stable layer can develop near the surface. That pushes storms higher in the atmosphere, significantly limiting the tornado threat.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 143847-1744749538064.png">If storms come together more toward the afternoon/evening timeframe, they would pose a significant threat, given the ingredients in play. Thursday is a "wait and see" forecast for now: more details will be coming throughout the day.

Severe Chances Return Wednesday and Thursday

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Anytime the breeze kicks up in the desert southwest, the fire threat will accompany it. It has been so incredibly dry that until meaningful rain moves in, this will likely be the case.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 072939-1744723821347.jpg">Fire concerns came and went earlier this week, but look to be shifting back south by Wednesday.Wildfire Ingredients:<ul><li>Warmer than normal temps</li><li>Dry fuels</li><li>Wind</li><li>Low relative humidity levels</li></ul><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 143955-1744749621266.png">Fire weather alerts have been hoisted for all of New Mexico and spill into surrounding states Wednesday and Thursday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 205655-1744772222300.png">As always, do anything and everything to prevent a spark or a flame!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 073201-1744723930002.jpg">

Dry Southwest Keeps Fire Concerns Close By

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A lot of fun activities are taking place this weekend! Unfortunately, those might get interrupted by a multi-day severe weather outbreak around portions of the Midwest and Southern Plains. Any day from Friday onward will feature a severe weather threat.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 071107-1744722676808.jpg">A similar setup to start the month will occur again later this week. A stubborn trough will keep many locations primed for daily severe weather chances. Details this far out are about as clear as mud, with each round somewhat dependent on the previous round. It's hard to see the fifth domino in a line when four others are in the way.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 123844-1744742397111.png">That being said, Sunday appears to have the look of another active day. When we think of typical severe weather outbreak days, it won't come with a steady atmosphere- something needs to be moving. The trough responsible for multiple rounds of storms will get a move on Sunday, which is normally the crescendo during these long weeks.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 071734-1744723065173.jpg">When we're still this far out, it's better to frame severe chances in a know vs. don't know picture. Storm chances on Wednesday and Thursday are uncertain themselves, so it's that much tougher to know what will happen this weekend. What is becoming more and more apparent? The flooding concern.Related article: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/severe-chances-return-wednesday-and-thursday">Wednesday &amp; Thursday Severe Threat</a><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 123529-1744742139628.png">With multiple rounds of storms, multiple inches of rainfall will become a growing threat. Remember, the rivers have still not gotten all of the water downstream from the rain earlier this month.

Slow-Moving Trough Keeps Severe Threat Around This Weekend

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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WHAT TO EXPECTWe saw multiple severe storms today that brought damaging winds, as an area of low pressure moved through the Northeast. With the loss of daytime heating, the severe threat is now gone. As temperatures drop tonight, a few lake enhanced snow showers come off of Lake Superior and Lake Ontario.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/efedddd-1744765427068.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>There are a few winter weather advisories that continue into Wednesday for a quick inch or two of snow and wind gusts upwards of 35 mph.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot 2025-04-15 122431-1744741800631.png">This system has left cold air behind, which has prompted frost advisories for Illinois and Indiana. These alerts remain in place overnight as temperatures as low as 32° can result in frost formation.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/freeze alerts-1744765464085.png">Check out WeatherNationTV live for more details: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/watch-us">Watch WeatherNationTV</a>

Lingering Snow for the Northeast

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Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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A 5.2M earthquake was detected Monday morning around 10 a.m. in Southern California. The location was a few miles south of Julian, CA.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1911831683848081757" src="https://x.com/USGS_ShakeAlert/status/1911831683848081757"></div>Even the kitties didn't know how to react Monday:<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1911872085179466221" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1911872085179466221"></div>

Brittany Lockley

Earthquake in Southern California Monday Morning

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A surge of unseasonable heat is sweeping across the west, with&nbsp;record-breaking temperatures&nbsp;in the forecast continuing through&nbsp;the weekend. A&nbsp;strong ridge of high pressure&nbsp;will settle over the region and dominate, trapping warm air and sending temperatures soaring 10-20° above average. More records fell for areas of the Southwest on Saturday, but at least Phoenix and Tucson's high wasn't 100°!On Sunday, the record-breaking heat shifts into parts of Texas and New Mexico as the upper-level ridge builds east.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1744510957990.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/2-1744510997969.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/Day1SVR-1744495750168.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/04/1-1744511057773.png">Get ready for a warm few days ahead—and maybe a few surprise electric bills, too, the long-range forecast maintains higher confidence in temperatures remaining above average for some spots in Texas and Louisiana. More on your Western Regional Forecast can always be found :10 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Spring Heat Wave: More Record Highs to Fall Today

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We recently spoke to Andrew Pritchard - an agricultural meteorologist for Agrible.

As an agricultural meteorologist, he spends a lot of time researching and seeing the affects that heavy rains have on our crops.

The good news about this year is that we've had an almost perfect growing season. Take a listen and found out why this year has been good for the crops and also fin out how that may impact you...and your wallet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oonbjlBhp6U&feature=youtu.be

For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Andy Stein

How Heavy Rains Affect Crops

Heavy Snow Hits The Rockies Later This Week

A classic April snowstorm hits the Rockies la

Severe Chances Return Wednesday and Thursday

An area of low pressure will develop in the U

Dry Southwest Keeps Fire Concerns Close By

Anytime the breeze kicks up in the desert sou

Slow-Moving Trough Keeps Severe Threat Around This Weekend

A lot of fun activities are taking place this

Lingering Snow for the Northeast

WHAT TO EXPECTWe saw multiple severe storms t

Earthquake in Southern California Monday Morning

A 5.2M earthquake was detected Monday morning

Spring Heat Wave: More Record Highs to Fall Today

A surge of unseasonable heat is sweeping acro