Spring Temperatures Return to the Midwest

After months of brutal cold, and weeks of teasing temperature roller coasters, a welcomed spring warm up is developing in the Midwest and the Northeast this week.As the week continues, the jet stream will lift northward in the central and eastern states, allowing some warmer air to spread from the Plains into the rest of the Midwest and Northeast.

According to the latest April temperature forecast from Weather Services International (WSI), there are signs that milder temperatures may dominate overall in the Midwest and Plains for the rest of the month, while the Northeast may not be so lucky. Below is a look at what you can expect from the warm up this week, plus April's temperature forecast for the Lower 48 states.

Initially, the Midwest will see the benefits of this pattern change with a northward bulge in the jet stream spreading eastward from out of the West. As a result, warmer-than-average temperatures will engulf the Midwest from west-to-east through Thursday. Thunderstorms, possibly severe, may also accompany the warmer temperatures by midweek. Daytime highs will be as much as 25 degrees warmer than average, particularly in the Plains and Upper Midwest through Wednesday. Highs will soar into the 60s, 70s and 80s at times early in the week across the Midwest.

Link:http://www.weather.com/forecast/national/news/spring-temperatures-return-welcome-warm-up-for-midwest-northeast