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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
A few more rounds of rain, then sun on the way next week
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Rain spreading through the region lingers into Thursday. We have a brief dry period Thursday evening into Friday morning before the next low pressure system moves in to start the weekend. Sunday looks drier with a cooler air mass in place, but in about a week, I can't be responsible for no-shows at work as June comes in hot. Even though we have been very rainy this Spring, our actual rainy season doesn't happen until mid-Summer. There is another low that is right now causing problems across the Heartland, and you can follow the energy on some of our models and trace it to the Twin Tiers in a few days. Technically it is a Nor'Easter! The good news is that it will not bring much in the way of severe weather, but there is a lot of rain with this so we will have to monitor some localized flooding, particularly to the east of Chemung County. The winds will come in for the northeast and then linger for a day ushering in some cooler air. If it were colder and in the Winter or Spring, we would be preparing for a snow event. The rain will linger into part of the weekend, but once that system pushes off to the east, get ready for the sunshine. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
NBC News
22-05-2025
- NBC News
Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
Summer's unofficial kickoff is here and Americans are wasting no time getting out of town. From crowded airports to congested highways, Memorial Day travel is heating up, thanks in part to a dip in gas prices. A record 45.1 million people are expected to travel between Thursday May 22 and Monday May 26, breaking the 2005 holiday weekend record of 44 million travelers, according to AAA. Of those travelers, more than 38 million are expected to hit the road, marking the highest number of Memorial Day drivers AAA has ever recorded. Fueling this travel frenzy is good news at the pump: A gallon of regular gasoline was $3.17 as of May 19, down 11% compared to the same time last year, according to AAA. Airports are also bracing for the holiday rush. More than 3.5 million people are expected to fly this weekend, a 2% increase from last year, according to AAA. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it's preparing for one of its busiest weekends of the year with travel expected to peak on Thursday and nearly 54,000 flights scheduled nationwide. As of May 7, 2025, a REAL ID or a passport is required for domestic flights. Kaliah Miley, a junior at SUNY Cortland, was at LaGuardia Airport Thursday, traveling to North Carolina. She said preparation is key for a busy travel weekend. 'Don't wait until the last minute to pack. Come at least two hours [early] so you have enough time to travel and enough time to check in and go to TSA,' Miley said. Wanda Fraser and her husband, Alex, who were on their way also to North Carolina from LaGuardia airport on Thursday, said they looked forward to hosting Memorial Day festivities. Wanda offered some travel advice: 'Do all your check-ins and all your everything that you need to do online, on your phone, whatever you can do to make it smoother yourself. Because the airlines are sometimes short, we get frustrated, but everybody has to get where they're going, so let's make it safe and, you know, fast for everybody.' This weekend, severe thunderstorms and Nor'Easter winds are expected to soak most of the country. Weather conditions have contributed to thousands of flight delays Thursday, including a ground stop at LaGuardia airport that slowed down flights. 'Everybody just be safe and be blessed,' Alex Fraser said. 'Be kind to each other,' Wanda Fraser added.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
A Rare May Nor'easter Is Coming to New England: What to Expect From the Unusual Storm
New England is expected to be hit by a May Nor'easter that is rare, but not unprecedented for the time of year This storm is expected to bring one to three inches of rain and wind gusts of up to 50 mph to the region ahead of Memorial Day weekend Nor'easters are more common between September and April, but can happen any time of yearA rare May Nor'easter is about to impact New England ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service (NWS) say the 'late season Nor'easter' is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the coast on Thursday, May 22. The storm is expected to drop one to two inches of rain in the area, with some places seeing up to three inches, which meteorologists predict 'may result in pockets of poor drainage street flooding.' Some wet snow may even impact higher elevations in Vermont and New Hampshire, according to NBC affiliate WBTS. Meanwhile, northeast winds with the storm 'may gust to between 40 & 50 mph on the coast,' NWS reported. Though the region is familiar with Nor'easters, the timing of this storm is unusual — but not unprecedented. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Nor'easters form along the East Coast, and get their name from the northeast winds that accompany the storm system, according to the NWS. These storms 'are most frequent and most violent between September and April,' NWS states, but can happen at any time of year. The most devastating Nor'easters can cause billions of dollars in damage. This won't be the first time a Nor'easter impacts the region around Memorial Day, according to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV. A similar storm struck New England four years ago, washing out the holiday weekend. The incoming Nor'Easter will move out of the region before Memorial Day weekend this time, but some lingering showers are expected on Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May 22. High temperatures in much of the region will sit in the upper 40s on Thursday, according to ABC affiliate WCVB-TV. "It is a cool, raw, nasty day coming up," said WCVB's Chief Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon. Read the original article on People
