Most of the state has received greater than a half inch of rain over the last week, with one region along I-44 in Phelps County estimated at 5 inches (Figure 1). Year-to-date totals in the southeastern most part of Missouri are nearing the 30 inch mark, which is well above average for this time of year.

Figure 1 Radar-estimated rainfall for the past week. Map generated at https://water.weather.gov/precip/

Conditions for the rest of the week will include chances of showers and possible storms throughout the state as a system in Kansas moves slowly eastward. Forecast through Friday morning estimate another 0.5 to 1 inch of rain across much of the state (Figure 2).

Figure 2 Rainfall forecast for the next few days. Map generated at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-2.shtml

The system should roll through and lead to a nice Memorial Day weekend and some opportunity for soils to dry out through the early part of next week. Above normal temperatures and near-normal precipitation are expected for most of the state next week (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Forecasted temperatures and precipitation accumulation through May 24, 2022. Maps generated by NOAA - https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

For real-time weather data visit the Missouri Mesonet website (mesonet.missouri.edu).

Interested in being a volunteer weather observer and helping to measure and map all this precipitation in your community? E-mail Dr. Guinan (GuinanP@missouri.edu) and ask how you can participate in CoCoRaHS.