Traveling Soon? Here Are The Maps You Need

Jason Sargent Monday, May 4, 2026

Jonathan Belles Mon, May 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC

If you are traveling the next few days, you could experience some weather-induced travel delays across parts of the country from a few fresh weather systems.

A new system will form across the central U.S. Monday, before spreading into the interior Northeast and Ohio Valley on Tuesday. It will eventually impact the major cities of the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday. on This same system will trigger thunderstorms for the Midwest on Monday and for the South at least on Tuesday and Wednesday. Travel across these areas could be impacted, so take extra time for flights and road travel.

This same system will trigger thunderstorms for the Midwest on Monday and for the South at least on Tuesday and Wednesday. Travel across these areas could be impacted, so take extra time for flights and road travel.

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.

Current Weather

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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.