A rare nor’easter is currently impacting the New England region, bringing messy weather just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. But just how rare is this event?

A late-season nor'easter is forecasted to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the East Coast starting Wednesday (May 21), just before the Memorial Day weekend. According to the FOX Weather Forecast Center,

An unusual May nor’easter is soaking New England and threatening to bring snow to higher elevations as the states prepared for the Memorial Day holiday weekend

The FOX Forecast Center reminds you that a nor’easter doesn’t need snow to fall; it is simply an area of low pressure with strong northeasterly winds off the Atlantic Ocean. Two areas of low pressure will form this week – one across the interior and another off the East Coast.

In general, about 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected, with less north of the mountains and in northern Maine. In the highest elevations of northern New Hampshire and western Maine, there will be wet snow that can accumulate. We'll have slow improvement this weekend, but Sunday and Monday look brighter and drier.

An unusual May nor’easter is set to wallop New England and provide a soaking before the Memorial Day holiday weekend with weather more commonly associated with fall and winter. The heaviest of

A late-season nor'easter will put a damper on Memorial Day travel this week. This comes after tornadoes pummeled the Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee valleys in the final act of a deadly eight-day severe weather pattern.

Thunderstorms that could pack high winds, large hail, flash flooding and a few tornadoes will extend from parts of Texas through Nebraska.

An unusual May nor'easter was pulling away from New England on Friday after soaking the region and setting some record cold temperatures.