Looking Ahead To Mother’s Day Weekend

Warm hugs won't be the only warmth many moms feel this Mother's Day since the forecast is shaping up to be cooperative for many families to spend time outdoors in spring temperatures, but there are a few trouble spots, especially in the Southeast.

Here's a look at what to plan for this weekend:

Who Could Be Wet Vs. Dry

-East: Parts of Arkansas Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and the Carolinas have the greatest chance of at least scattered showers and storms from a stuck low-pressure system. So if a trip to the beach or a park was planned, you might need to bring an umbrella or even consider having a Plan B indoor option.

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-Central: From most of Texas and Oklahoma to the Dakotas to the Midwest and Great Lakes, there are no raindrops to worry about this weekend as high pressure is in control.

-West: A weak front could bring showers Sunday across the Pacific Northwest, especially closer to the coast. Elsewhere, most others will stay dry all weekend with the exception of the Rockies, where a few showers or thunderstorms could billow up.

Feeling Like Spring For Many

-Summerlike Heat Might Keep Some Indoors: That's the case in the Desert Southwest, with Phoenix seeing triple-digit highs and Las Vegas well into the 90s. Highs in the 90s are also expected on Mother's Day in the Northern Plains and upper Midwest, 20 to 30 degrees above average, so you might want to avoid the outdoors in the afternoon.

-Nation's Corners Have Changing Temperatures: The Northeast Interstate 95 corridor will see a warming trend through the weekend. Boston will rise to the upper 60s on Sunday after a cooler Saturday. The Pacific Northwest will do the opposite, flipping from a warmer Saturday in Portland to cooler on Sunday.

-Jacket Weather? While it won't be cold by any means, expect early morning lows in the 40s in the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, interior Northeast, even parts of the central and Southern Plains as far south as Oklahoma City. In parts of the soggy Southeast, daytime highs may struggle to rise out of the 60s.

Chris Dolce has been a senior digital meteorologist with weather.com for nearly 15 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.