Big Picture:
- Quieter weather week in store, compared to this past week.
- Heavy rains next week from eastern Texas to the Southeast.
- Heat builds in southern Texas the third week of May.
From the RV Weather Winter Office in State College Pennsylvania
Weather highlights for this weekend and the coming week
- Weekend snows for the Colorado Rockies.
- Severe weather returns to Texas on Sunday and Monday.
- Severe weather for the Deep South Tuesday.
- Heavy rains with flooding potential across eastern Texas and the South Sunday through Tuesday.
- Lingering strong thunderstorms across the Southeast Wednesday.
- Heavy rain continues along the Gulf Coast, Florida and into the Mid-Atlantic Region on Wednesday.
- Strong winds in the northern Rockies on Thursday.
- More heavy rain for the South Thursday and Friday.
Weather highlights for May 17th – May 23rd
Extended outlooks are more general in nature and higher level than the daily short term forecasts. Beyond a week, there is often significant uncertainty in the exact timing, location and intensity of specific weather events.
- Unsettled weather returns to the Pacific Northwest.
- Chance of strong winds across the Southwest and western TX 17-21 May.
- Above normal temperatures and excessive heat possible for south and southwest Texas, including Big Bend National Park, 18-21 May.
- Much of the US east of I-35 will be wetter than normal. Greater chance of above normal precipitation will be across the Southeast.
- Most of the country will see at or above normal temperatures; the Pacific Northwest will be the exception.
Significant weather for days 3-7
Significant weather for days 8-14
