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An estimated 45 million Americans are expected to travel for Memorial Day weekend, but cooler temperatures could impact outdoor plans. Rain and cool weather gear will come in handy during many outdoor activities and ceremonies in the East, while the West and Midwest will be largely dry and warm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The holiday weekend arrives before summer officially begins, but weather, travel and tradition have made it the season’s symbolic starting line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Millions partaking in Memorial Day weekend activities may face thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding from Texas to New England. Also, a 3-year-old female wolf that previously traveled to Los Angeles has been spotted in Sequoia National Park, marking a historic milestone for the species. The wolf is the first publicly known wolf in Sequoia National Park in over 100 years. Learn more about yo...

Damaging winds, hail and flash flooding are possible as rounds of thunderstorms track from the Plains and Midwest into the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast through midweek. Also, the human-caused wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres on Santa Rosa Island, forced the island to close and sent smoke drifting into parts of Southern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Winter is forecast to make a second comeback in the Rockies as a new storm brings heavy mountain snow, travel hazards and possible power outages across parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah by the early week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

El Niño typically raises the risk of drought in Central America, Southeast Asia, the Sahel and Southern Africa, while increasing the threat of floods in East Africa and South America, according to the UN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study detected Naegleria fowleri, better known as "brain-eating amoeba" in thermal waters at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Lake Mead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A surge of warmth and humidity will push temperatures into the 80s and near 90° across parts of the Midwest and East next week, bringing mid-summer like conditions after a cool start to May. Also, it was the second bear attack in a national park in less than a week and forced closures of nearby trails and campgrounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Weather can influence rodent habitat, food supply and activity, which can affect potential exposure risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New imagery from a powerful NASA radar system reveals parts of Mexico city are sinking at rates of more than 1/2 inch a month. Also, a roller coaster ride of temperature extremes in the northeast and and midwest punctuated by some afternoons worthy of shorts, but also mornings with frosts and freezes, will continue through mid-May before a warmer pattern takes hold. Learn more about your ad choice...

A building heat wave will send temperatures soaring across the interior Southwest, with some cities topping 100 to 110 F for the first time this year in the coming days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Eastern Pacific hurricane season starts on May 15, and AccuWeather hurricane experts are warning that El Niño could promote a surge in activity in 2026. Also, heavy, wet snow damaged trees across metro Denver while totals topped 2 feet in parts of the Colorado Rockies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hailstone picked up by a storm chaser in Texas nearly two years ago has been declared a new state record by officials. Plus, after an unusually stormy spring in the state, Illinois is No. 1 in preliminary tornado reports this year, bucking the historical average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Halley's comet won't zoom by Earth again until 2061 but debris from the famous comet visit twice a year through meteor showers. Also, The AccuWeather Lightning Network detected lightning strikes between 3 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday near the Marine Science Laboratory building in St. Petersburgt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The moon will be the centerpiece of almost every major astronomical happening in May, including a meet-up with Venus and Jupiter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Energy bills could soar this summer with widespread heat predicted coast to coast. And as the season progresses, El Niño will have a bigger influence on the weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Severe storms with damaging winds, hail and tornadoes will shift from the middle of the United States to the South and East through midweek, with renewed threats focusing on the Gulf Coast by the weekend. Also, a spring snowstorm will blanket the mountains of Colorado into the start of May, providing a small boost in snow following an unusually dry winter season. Learn more about your ad choices....

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms this week will fall across drought-stricken areas of the South, offering short-term relief and reducing wildfire risk in locations that receive soaking rainfall. Also, a storm chaser got to see a rare weather phenomenon in Oklahoma on Thursday: A pair of tornadoes, one circling the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monstrous hail, strong tornadoes and destructive winds will threaten tens of millions this week as a multiday severe weather outbreak reaches its crescendo. Also, farmers worked through the night ahead of the freeze trying to protect vulnerable crops as temperatures plummeted into the 20s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-Air quality alerts are in place for parts of Georgia and South Carolina as wildfires are sending smoke into Atlanta and Charleston. -After a multi-state severe weather outbreak last Friday, at least 80 tornado tracks have been confirmed, including 2 EF3 twisters. -The opening of Lake Lure marks a significant milestone for Hurricane Helene recovery in Western North Carolina. Learn more about your...

The United States faces a growing wildfire threat in the coming months, with fires in 2026 forecast to burn between 5.5 and 8 million acres across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dangerous and fast-moving wildfire situation is unfolding across the southeastern US. Several dams neared failure in Michigan and Wisconsin this week as rivers and creeks spilled out of their banks into homes and submerged cars underwater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The state of Illinois reigns supreme for tornado and other severe weather reports so far this year, but that's not the way the map should look like in mid April. Also, CNN's Jacopo Prisco writes that scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried up billions of years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

At least six vehicles have been found so far as a stubborn Somerville snow mound slowly melts, revealing dirty ice packed with debris after a winter of 60+ inches around Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Record-challenging heat will give way to a sharp temperature drop, bringing freeze risks that could threaten buds, blossoms and annual garden flowers across parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices