Rain Continues Across Eastern U.S. Through Memorial Day

A rainy weather pattern will continue across the eastern half of the United States on Sunday, with wet and cool conditions expected in many areas. Flood watches have been issued from southeastern Louisiana into Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia, including the cities of Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, New Orleans, Knoxville and Charleston, for heavy rain through Memorial Day.

A widespread one to two inches of additional rain is likely from southern Louisiana up to the Carolinas, with pockets of two to four-plus inches possible in the heaviest downpours.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago Sunday morning due to thunderstorms. Arriving flights at O'Hare were experiencing average delays of 44 minutes, while departing flights faced delays of up to one hour and 45 minutes.

Thunderstorms forecast for central Indiana on Sunday afternoon interrupted the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. m. ET, was briefly suspended on the 106th lap.

Scattered rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue in the South for Memorial Day. In the Northeast, warmer and drier conditions will move from west to east, with morning rain near the coast likely clearing by afternoon. Highs are forecast in the 80s from Chicago to Minneapolis on Memorial Day, with afternoon temperatures returning to the 70s across much of the Northeast, including Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Mostly dry and warm conditions are expected for most of the Midwest, though a few scattered morning showers are possible from Iowa to the western Great Lakes.

The South will continue to see scattered rain and thunderstorms into the new work week, which may cause minor travel disruptions. The Northwest will see clouds and showers move into the region later in the week, bringing cooler temperatures to much of the West from Tuesday into Wednesday.

A warming trend will continue into the middle of the week across the Northeast, with afternoon highs near 80 degrees from New York City to Boston by Tuesday.