Storms again for the Midwest. Get Bill Steffen's forecast

Following the severe weather outbreak in the Midwest Wednesday, powerful thunderstorms rattled parts of the East Thursday and are forecast to return to the Plains and Midwest over the weekend.

A new focus of severe weather will ramp up over parts of the Plains on Saturday as a potent storm rolls out of the Rockies.

A surge of warm, humid air over the Plains will collide with a large wedge of cooler, drier air over the Midwest, sparking thunderstorms over the region.

Where downpours overlap from previous days, there will be a heightened risk of flash flooding. This will be a concern particularly across portions of the Midwest and into the Ohio Valley, where there have been repeated rounds of thunderstorms, and additional heavy rain this weekend may increase this risk.

5-day forecast

• Friday: Breezy and partly cloudy. High of 70 degrees. Tonight, mostly cloudy and a shower. Low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: A morning shower in places; otherwise, mostly sunny and breezy. High: 69 degrees. In the evening, expect mainly clear skies. Low: 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High: 72 degrees. In the evening, rain at times. High: 56 degrees.
• Monday: A passing shower in the morning; otherwise, mostly sunny. High: 74 degrees. Mostly clear in the evening. Low: 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High: 70 degrees. In the evening, overcast with a low of 55 degrees.

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