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April 16, 2026 3:35 pm

A little cooler today than yesterday under cloudy skies, with southwest to west winds gusting 35 to 45 mph in the mountains and deserts 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 to northeast 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 measurable precipitation.

Late season snow for the Northern Rockies, Central Rockies, and Northern Plains. There is an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valleys and Central/Southern Plains on Friday. There is a Slight Risk (level 2/4) of excessive rainfall over parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley and Central/Southern Plains on Friday.