Traveling Soon? Here Are The Maps You Need

Jason Sargent Friday, May 1, 2026

Jonathan Belles Fri, May 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTC

If you are traveling the next few days, you could experience some weather-induced travel delays across parts of the South and East.

The Southeast will see additional rainfall as a damp pattern continues through Saturday. The rain will linger in Florida until Sunday. The Interstate 10 and 20 corridors could be especially wet, including Austin, San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans.

Some light rain is moving into the Northeast and New England through Saturday, and could be a travel nuisance.

Travel through the Rockies could be impeded by a fresh layer of late season snow in Colorado and extreme northern New Mexico. You'll want a few extra layers if you're passing through from lower elevations.

A new system arrives in the Great Lakes Monday of next week, before spreading into the interior Northeast and Ohio Valley Tuesday.

The West will also see a new system moving ashore Sunday with showers spreading into the Intermountain West Monday and Tuesday.

Keep in mind that the trees and grasses are in full swing in many areas, as well. Pollen sufferers will want to account for that in any outdoor plans. You can see how far north the pollen has gotten in maps at the end of this article.

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Current Winds At Cruising Altitude

Flyers will generally travel faster eastward with the jet stream and slower flying westward against strong headwinds in the jet stream. The jet stream is shown by the ribbons of faster moving air shaded in purples, pinks and whites on the map below.