UNITED STATES — May 2026 is delivering a rare celestial treat — two full moons in a single month. The first is the Flower Moon rising tonight, May 1, 2026, and the second arrives on May 31st as a Blue Moon that will also be the most distant and visually smallest full moon of the…
UNITED STATES — The Day 5 Excessive Rainfall Outlook issued by NOAA on Friday, May 1, 2026 has identified a Marginal Risk zone for excessive rainfall across parts of the Ohio Valley for the period from Tuesday, May 5 through Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The outlined area covers a concentrated zone centered over Kentucky, southern…
UNITED STATES — The severe weather outbreak that swept across the country from April 23 through April 29, 2026 has left behind a staggering warning total that underscores just how significant and widespread the event was. Nearly 1,500 warnings were issued across the affected region during this seven-day stretch, making it one of the most…
FLORIDA — A Level 2 of 5 severe weather threat is in place across Florida and southern Georgia for Saturday, May 2, 2026, with potentially damaging winds and hail expected throughout the day. The highest storm activity is forecast to occur between this morning and early evening. The outlook was updated at 4:05 AM ET and…
NORTH CAROLINA — Charlotte and the surrounding Carolinas are waking up to a chilly and wet Saturday morning, with rain chances highest in the early hours before conditions gradually improve through the afternoon. Sunday brings a cool but dry rebound, and a slow warm-up is on track over the next 10 days with highs climbing…
UNITED STATES — After a welcome break from severe weather, another storm system is on the way for Monday, May 4, 2026, targeting the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Confidence in exact timing and coverage remains lower than usual, but the threat is real enough to merit close monitoring heading into the start of the week….
UNITED STATES — Severe weather is becoming increasingly likely across parts of the Deep South during the May 5 through May 7 window, with tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail all possible across a wide zone. The Storm Prediction Center has not yet outlined a specific area of interest, but the atmospheric data is building…
PENNSYLVANIA — Nine years ago today, on May 1, 2017, Pennsylvania experienced what is unofficially its largest tornado outbreak on record, as a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) moved across the state and produced at least 28 tornadoes — many of them in the remote and largely inaccessible areas of the Allegheny National Forest. The event…
UNITED STATES — The combination of record-breaking heat and critically low precipitation across the Southwest through the first four months of 2026 is creating a dangerous situation for water resources and regional reservoirs. January through April 2026 rankings show temperatures across almost the entire Southwest sitting at the warmest on record since 1895, while precipitation…
UNITED STATES — As May gets underway, daylight continues to increase across the entire country with Americans gaining anywhere from 30 to 70 additional minutes of sunlight throughout the month depending on location. The further north you live, the more daylight you gain as the calendar pushes toward the summer solstice. How Much Daylight Each…