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WICHITA, Kansas — Two extended precipitation forecasts run just 24 hours apart are telling dramatically different stories for Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Colorado covering the 30-day period from May 22 through June 22, 2026, highlighting just how volatile and uncertain long-range rainfall forecasts can be for the Plains region heading into early summer. The May…

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — A passing front will squeeze out a brief shower or storm across portions of North Carolina and South Carolina tonight between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM Wednesday, May 13, 2026, with the heaviest rainfall concentrated along a narrow corridor from Shelby and Gastonia through Charlotte, Salisbury and Greensboro. This is not…

WICHITA, Kansas — A dangerous dual threat is unfolding across the Great Plains and central Rockies from Thursday, May 14 into Friday, May 15, 2026. Red Flag Warnings are in effect across large portions of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado and Montana as gusty winds and low relative humidity create critical fire weather, while severe…

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — High confidence exists for a rain and storm system pushing through Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan from Friday, May 22 through at least Saturday morning, May 23, 2026. The critical question for Indy 500 fans is simple: how fast does it clear before Race Day Sunday, May 24? Race Day morning currently…

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Monday, May 18, 2026 is shaping up to be a potentially big severe weather day across the Plains, Corn Belt and Upper Midwest, with scattered to numerous storms expected to bring damaging winds, destructive hail and some tornadoes across a large corridor from Kansas and Oklahoma northeastward through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana…

MORRO BAY, California — Hazardous marine conditions are developing along the California coast from Big Sur southward through Cambria, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo and Point Conception, with moderate gale-force to fresh gale-force northwesterly winds of 32 to 46 mph and gusts exceeding 55 mph forecast to develop Saturday, May 16 through Sunday, May 17,…

MELBOURNE, Florida — A dangerous atmospheric setup is developing over Brevard County, Florida as of 4:23 PM Tuesday, May 12, 2026, with upper level wind shear exceeding 60 knots from the surface to 6 kilometers up supporting long-lived storms capable of large hail, damaging winds and enhanced rotation potential as storms approach from the southwest….

CHICAGO, Illinois — Storms are forming right now on the backside of widespread rain moving through Illinois and Indiana as of 9:00 PM ET Tuesday, May 12, 2026, with 50 to 60 mph wind gusts and hail being watched with these storms as they track eastward at 45 mph toward Chicago, South Bend and Fort…

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Millions of birds will take flight tonight across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, taking advantage of mild and calm conditions to migrate northward during one of the largest bird migration nights of the season, Tuesday, May 12 into the morning of Wednesday, May 13, 2026. High migration levels are forecast across Virginia, West…

KISSIMMEE, Florida — A fairly impressive supercell is active this afternoon in rural Osceola County, Florida, near Holopaw, Deer Park and Kenansville, capable of producing large hail and expected to remain organized for some time due to moderate instability and strong upper-level wind shear in the atmosphere. The cell is considered mostly non-tornadic given very…