May 2026 General Discussion

[hawkeye_wx]

We're going into peak severe season and it's going to be snoozeville for at least the next two weeks.

[cyclone77]

3 hours ago, hawkeye_wx said:

We're going into peak severe season and it's going to be snoozeville for at least the next two weeks.

July will be rockin'

[Brian D]

Looks like 0.25 - 0.50" of rain around the area last night. 0.42" here in town. 

[Spartman]

Garbage pattern over the next week as we'll get to have an Omega Block to close out the month.
https://weather.com/2026/05/22/forecast/national/omega-block-pattern-flood-threat-temperature-flip
18z GFS:

12z Euro:

[sbnwx85]

HRRR and NAM bring 1-2” of rain to my backyard Sunday morning. Would be much appreciated if it happens.

[Spartman]

Got 2.65" of rain this morning. Now at 8.63" for the month, currently the 3rd wettest May on record. The record is 9.05" in May 1995. With some more rain on the way through the upcoming week, might as well just go for broke.

Top 5 Wettest Mays (DAY):
1. 9.05" - 1995
2. 9.01" - 1938
3. 8.63" - 2026 (as of 5/23)
4. 8.55" - 1989
5. 8.40" - 1990

[A-L-E-K]

Needed garden variety 

[SchaumburgStormer]

1.12” of much needed, and somewhat surprise rain this morning. Working to keep that drought at arms length

[Brian D]

Scattered shwrs/stm moving through the area this morning. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Heat cranks up today. Probably will run my A/C for the first time this year in the next week or so. Hoping to score a thundershower for some of that precipitation stuff we always seem in need of. 

[cyclone77]

Got grazed here on the extreme west side of the overnight event, and picked up a much appreciated 0.69".  None of the models showed it this far west so a very nice surprise indeed.