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Warming Up Then Turning Colder

Strong To Severe Storms Possible Monday

April 2026 Review

Warm conditions Monday with strong to severe storms possible ahead of another cold front. After the cold front, it will turn much cooler the remainder of the week.

Warm temperatures and an increase in low level moisture ahead of a cold front will bring the risk of isolated strong to severe storms Monday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and hail look to be the primary risks.

April 2026 was a very warm and wet month across the area. Multiple climate sites observed average temperatures within their top 10 warmest Aprils or precipitation totals within their top 10 wettest Aprils. For Dubuque, this was the wettest April on record with 8.73” of precipitation. For more information: https://www.weather.gov/dvn/Climate_Monthly_04_2026