Weather Forecasts

May 2025

Section 1: Atlantic Coast

      

1-3: Rain and thunderstorms move offshore followed by brisk and chilly weather.

4-7: Warm-to-hot temperatures, then turning showery.

8-11: Fair skies.

12-15: Gusty thunderstorms and squalls, particularly from the Carolinas south to Florida.

16-19: Clearing skies and pleasant; improving weather.

20-23: Heavy rain showers Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, then fair. Showers Gulf Coast to Florida followed by clearing.

24-27: Pleasant Northeast and New England, then very breezy with showers, hopefully holding off until after Memorial Day. But for Southeast states, heavy rains put a damper on the holiday weekend.

28-31: Thunderstorms clear the Northeast, then turning fair. Clearing also for Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states.

Section 2: East of the Mississippi River

             

 

1-3: Fair and quite cool for Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley; clearing and chilly farther south.

4-7: Pleasant for Great Lakes and points east, then showery. Showers also possible farther south.

8-11: Fair Great Lakes and points east. Fair and pleasant also for Tennessee and Mississippi Valleys.

12-15: Squally weather Wisconsin and points east. Thunderstorms for Southern states.

16-19: Clearing skies.

20-23: Showers Great Lakes, then fair. Showers Gulf Coast followed by clearing.

24-27: Unsettled weather spreads into Ohio Valley. Heavy rains for Tennessee and the Mississippi Valleys.

28-31: Turning fair over the Great Lakes. Clearing skies across Southern states.


Section 3: Rockies to Mississippi River

      

1-3: Fair, quite cool.

4-7: Unsettled; showers across Plains, then clear. Threatening skies for Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

8-11: Fair skies for the Central states. Becoming very unsettled in the Plains states.

12-15: Squally weather for Minnesota and points east. Clearing skies elsewhere.

16-19: Fair skies, then unsettled with some rain.

20-23: Showers for Texas and along Gulf Coast followed by clearing. Fair elsewhere. 

24-27: Unsettled weather Colorado and points east. Heavy rains for Texas and Louisiana also make for a very wet holiday weekend.

28-31: Mostly fair skies.

 

Section 4: Pacific Coast to Rockies

   

1-3: Fair and pleasantly cool.

4-7: Unsettled conditions; threatening skies Nevada and northern New Mexico.

8-11: Changeable skies; mixed sun and clouds, risk of a shower. Becoming very unsettled over Rockies.

12-15: Clearing skies.

16-19: Fair skies, then unsettled with some rain.

20-23: Clearing skies and pleasant.

24-27: Problematic weather for the holiday: unsettled weather from the West Coast and points east, through Utah; skies threatening over the rest of the Southwest.

28-31: Mostly fair skies, quite cool.