On this episode of First Alert Weather Extra, meteorologist Andrew Tate wraps up a quiet week across East Texas and looks ahead to a much wetter pattern developing next week. While the weekend is expected to stay mostly dry, warm, and breezy, rain chances increase by Monday and continue through much of the week, with the highest chances for showers and thunderstorms currently focused on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Andrew breaks down the latest seven-day forecast, expected rainfall totals, and why 2 to 3 inches of rain could be possible across parts of East Texas over the next week. He also explains why the Storm Prediction Center does not currently have East Texas under a severe weather risk, while still noting that flooding concerns may need to be monitored as daily rain chances continue.

The episode also takes a deeper look at the long-range weather pattern heading toward Memorial Day, including moisture from the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico, a developing storm system over the Rockies and Southern Plains, and a continued signal for wetter-than-normal conditions in East Texas. Andrew also reviews the latest drought monitor, explains how upcoming rain could help drought conditions, and discusses the first National Hurricane Center tropical outlook of the 2026 season.

Also featured: a weather history segment on the May 15, 2013 Granbury and Cleburne tornadoes, an update on a new Guadalupe River flood warning system following deadly Central Texas flooding, a science story about a newly identified dinosaur species, and two standout satellite images of the day, including wildfires sparked by lightning in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and stunning von Kármán vortices near the Canary Islands.