Tim McGill

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Tim McGill

Say goodbye to the spring chill — summer heat is on the way. After nearly a week of below-average temperatures, the Metro East is about to turn the seasonal dial forward in a hurry and it's time to break out the HeatRisk tool again. It will soon feel like the middle of summerFor fans of fall-like weather, the past several days have been nice.

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Tim McGill

Some surprising states are topping the list for tornadoes with less than a week left in meteorological spring. Illinois and Missouri were tied for the most preliminary tornado reports in the nation as of Memorial Day morning — 105 each. That was more than Texas and more than Oklahoma and Kansas combined. Article continues below this adThe good news: neither Illinois nor Missouri is expected to add to those totals in the near future. The severe weather threat will stay south for the next few days.

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Tim McGill

Many consider Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start of summer, but this year the holiday will feel more like mid-April than late May. Hang in there — June is just around the corner and could bring a very warm pattern. From a weather standpoint, June marks the start of meteorological summer. Most computer models are suggesting it will be warmer than average for the month.

1 week ago | theintelligencer.com | Tim McGill

An unsettled pattern will be in place for the holiday weekend. There will be some dry hours, but also some rounds of showers and thunderstorms that could produce locally heavy rain. Will this Memorial Day make its mark in the weather record books? Memorial Day extremesThere is no danger of setting record high temperatures this holiday. The 1934 Memorial Day in St. Louis was the city’s hottest on record. The high hit a scorching 97 degrees that day.

2 weeks ago | theintelligencer.com | Tim McGill

It has been a rough stretch of severe weather over the past several days, but a cool change brings another break from severe thunderstorms today. A sneak peek at the Memorial Day weekend forecast hints that heavy rain is possible in some spots. Illinois tops tornado listAfter Tuesday’s five tornado reports in Illinois, the state topped the list for preliminary reports of tornadoes on Wednesday, edging out Mississippi for the first time this year.