Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week started out with beautiful weather then quickly warmed up giving us a solid taste of Summer! My weather station is still offline awaiting resolution, but here’s a look at current conditions from a couple of Earth Networks weather stations installed in schools around Garland County this evening (graphics courtesy of Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

We received a litte rain in Hot Springs this past week. Here’s a look at rain totals from my CoCoRaHS rain gauge in Hot Springs this past week.

Here’s a look at temperatures across Arkansas this evening, both from NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the seven-day extended forecast for Hot Springs, finally back this week! Major chances of severe weather arriving later this week. I’ll continue to monitor it and track it on my Twitter @theparkernathan.

Here’s a look at some interesting weather news over the past week:

• Lightning in New Jersey is Dangerous to Park Visitors (Earth Networks)
• April Records (Todd Yakoubian)
• Three Ways to Boost School Emergency Response Preparedness (Earth Networks)
• Three Tips for Improving Power Outage Prediction and Reponse (Earth Networks)
• Mayflower/Vilonia Tornado: Four Years Later (Todd Yakoubian)

Finally, here’s some featured weather reports from our contributors this week:

• Today Will Be The Winner of the Week (Cathie Ursu)
• First 80-degree day of the year expected (Mark Ingalls)
• The Seventh Tri-State Weather Conference (Kevin Shaw)
• March 2018 Monthly Summary (Kevin Shaw)
• A Sunny Day for Us (Patricia Murphy)
• Does the Tri-Cities really get 300 days of sunshine a year? (Mark Ingalls)
• Immedialtely Summer in Portland, Oregon? (Jeff Taylor)
• Historical Climate Summary (William Brantley)

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off!