Overview
- Widespread light to moderate rain moved through the Northeast on Wednesday, with most areas picking up roughly 0.25 to 0.50 inches.
- Southerly gusts reached 30 to 40 mph in New England ahead of the front, and cooler Canadian air is now dropping highs into the 50s and 60s.
- Patchy frost is possible on clear nights in colder inland spots, with lows near the mid-30s reported in parts of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
- The midweek rain will help tamp down brushfire risk and moisten soils, but meteorologists say it will not erase ongoing rainfall deficits.
- Weekend timing remains key, with showers more likely Saturday, Mother’s Day turning milder and mostly dry during the day, and another round of rain late Sunday into Monday; in the Southeast, a Thursday front carries a low risk for a few strong storms with gusty winds.