Mother’s Day will bring a split forecast across the country, with multiple rounds of rain and storms expected to move through the South while the West heats up in a big way. Highs in the triple digits are expected in Las Vegas and Phoenix, making the holiday feel more like midsummer in parts of the desert Southwest.
Scattered showers are also possible across the Northeast, but the Interstate 95 corridor looks dry during the daytime hours from Boston to New York City, Philadelphia and Washington. That gives much of the East Coast a better shot at outdoor plans during the day, even as conditions stay unsettled farther south.
The pattern matters because it draws a sharp line across the country on one of the busiest spring weekends: stormy weather in the South, dry daytime conditions in parts of the Northeast and dangerous heat in the West. The forecast also sits alongside unrelated links to sports, entertainment and financial stories, but the weather will be the most immediate concern for people making plans.
The hard part for travelers and families is that the South is not looking at just one passing line of rain. Multiple rounds of storms on Mother’s Day raise the chance that timing will matter, while the West’s extreme heat adds another layer of risk for anyone spending time outdoors. For the people trying to make the day work, the headline is simple: get the plan in before the weather changes, because in much of the country it will.
