SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Accuweather has released its spring forecast for the nation, including the Northern Plains.
Their map says the Sioux Falls region will see “late severe thunder storms.”
Here are their predictions for the Plains states below.
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The southwestern Plains, including areas from Dallas and Oklahoma City on westward, will largely miss out on significant spells of wet weather this spring.
“I think those areas will end up missing out on a lot of big systems, unlike last year. These systems, we think, will tend to head farther north this year,” Pastelok said.
The dryness will promote building warmth across West Texas, which could eventually push the mercury in cities from El Paso to Dallas up to levels more typical of summer.
Meanwhile, the lower Mississippi Valley and eastern Plains will occasionally experience severe weather before the bulk of the activity spreads to the central and north-central Plains in April and May.
The combination of snowmelt and wet weather may lead to muddy fields and planting delays across the Upper Midwest and northern Plains, especially in the Red River Valley.
