Weather Forecast: Severe Storms, Flooding Rain, Heavy Snow to Slam Midwest US

As the week goes on, severe storms, flooding rain, and heavy snow are expected in the Southern Plains through the Midwest of the United States, as per the latest weather forecast.

Two Storms and Severe Storms

This week, two storms are sweeping across the nation. Along their paths, both are expected to cause severe storms, flooding rain, and significant amounts of snow.

The first storm won't be as impactful as the second in terms of strength. On the warm side, the southern Plains could see thunderstorms, while the northern Plains and Upper Midwest could see accumulating snow through Wednesday.

The second storm, which is predicted to be stronger, will produce strong to severe thunderstorms from Wednesday into Thursday across the mid-South and into the Southeast, as well as from the Southeast towards the Great Lakes on Thursday and Friday.

As the week goes on, there is a good chance of significant snowfall across the southern Rockies beginning Wednesday morning and moving northeast throughout the central Plains, the Midwest, Great Lakes, and the Northeast.

Divided country: Cool in the West, warm in the East

With temperatures that are colder-than-average being expected behind the storms and warmer-than-average temperatures anticipated ahead of them, this week's storms will produce a stark contrast in the weather.

This week will see a split in the temperature pattern of the US, with the east continuing to experience warmer air and the west experiencing below-average temperatures, according to the FOX Forecast Centers.

There will be a plunge in the jet stream over the West, allowing cold air to settle there, while the jet stream will push north over the East, allowing warmer air to build up there.

Midwest US

Weather-Forecast.com says that most of the new snow will fall on Tuesday afternoon in the Midwest of the United States. From a high of 23°F on Tuesday morning to a low of 1°F on Wednesday night, temperatures will fall below freezing. For the middle of the week, there won't be much wind.

According to the National Weather Service, today's weather will be dominated by a dynamically growing low-pressure system over the middle of the country. As the system intensifies, it is predicted to produce strong, gusty winds, possibly exceeding 60 mph throughout the southern High Plains.

As the system moves through the central and southern Plains until it eventually reaches the Mississippi Valley, showers will form ahead of it. There may also be a few thunderstorms, especially in the lower Mississippi Valley and southern Plains. Tuesday night, as the low-pressure system moves northeastward through the upper Midwest and grows stronger, the showers will spread rapidly into the Midwest, the upper Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley, and the Great Lakes.

With the north-northwest winds shoring up on the back side of the intensifying low, snow is predicted to spread across the northern Plains to parts of the upper Midwest by Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Even though it is not anticipated that there will be a lot of snow, the intensifying winds from the worsening surface low could result in blizzard conditions on the storm's backside from Tuesday night's eastern northern Plains to Wednesday afternoon's upper Great Lakes. By Thursday, the storm will depart for eastern Canada.

According to the NWS Weather Prediction Center, a high-pressure system further towards the East Coast will distribute significantly milder air than usual across the entire eastern US, with readings up to 30 degrees above average.