Memorial Day 2025 weekend USA weather forecast: Location wise snow, rainfall details are out

Memorial Day 2025 weekend is here and millions across the US will travel to their favourite destinations. Temperatures over the holiday weekend will be a study in contrasts — from warm across much of the South and West to cool across much of the Midwest and Northeast, said Peter Mullinax, a meteorologist at the federal Weather Prediction Center.

A slow-moving nor'easter will cause chilly air, rain and gusty winds to remain in parts of the Northeast on Friday. Snow may fall over the highest elevations in New England. The rain will tend to be more showery from the Great Lakes to the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic. Much of the zone from the western Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley and the Carolinas can expect a dry day, well away from the storm's influence.

Farther south, high pressure will provide mainly sunny and warm conditions for the Southeast states. One exception is South Florida, where some heavy thunderstorm activity is anticipated.


Farther west, a gathering storm system will produce an expanding zone of showers and thunderstorms over the central and southern Plains. Some of the storms will become severe, with high winds, hail and tornadoes. Flash flooding is forecast to develop and expand around the Ozarks as the weekend progresses.

In the West, many areas will be dry and warm with sunshine. Showers and spotty thunderstorms will occur from Montana to southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. West Coast beaches can expect some afternoon sunshine after patchy low clouds and fog in the morning.

Meanwhile, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday predicted a more intense Atlantic hurricane season this year -- even as the Trump administration moves to gut the agency's workforce and slash its budget. NOAA is forecasting a 60 percent chance of an above-normal season, with between 13 to 19 named storms with winds of 39 mph (63 kph) or higher.

Of those, six to 10 are expected to become hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or higher, including three to five major hurricanes classed as categories three, four, or five, with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

There is also a 30 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 10 percent chance of a below-normal season, the agency said. Last year, five storms that were big enough that they were assigned names caused economic losses exceeding a billion dollars, adjusted for inflation, according to NOAA.

The deadliest of these was Helene, responsible for 250 US deaths — the most since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Q1. When is Memorial Day 2025 weekend starting?
A1. Memorial Day 2025 weekend is starting from May 24.

Q2. What is full form of NOAA?
A2. The full form of NOAA is the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.