Mother’s Day 2021 Weather: See Forecast For Rockridge

ROCKRIDGE, CA — Mother’s Day 2021 is just around the corner, which means families in Oakland and across the Bay Area will be making plans to spoil Mom with flowers, gifts, picnics and family outings.

But before you make those plans, it’s always a good idea to check what Mother Nature has in store for the day.

In some parts of the United States, Mother’s Day plans may be hampered by rain, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s May forecast.

However, sunshine and warm temperatures are expected from California to Texas, and from the Pacific Coast to the Intermountain region, which includes Nevada, Utah, Idaho and parts of Montana, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

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Here in Oakland, expect sunshine with a high temperature of 75. It could get a bit breezy, with winds of 10-20 mph.

Mother’s Day, in its modern form, originated in the United States, where it is observed on the second Sunday in May.

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother organized women’s groups to promote friendship and health, was the creator of Mother’s Day in the United States, according to Britannica.com. In 1907, she organized a memorial service to honor her late mother at a church in Grafton, West Virginia.

Within five years, virtually every state was observing the day; and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day a national holiday.

—Written by Megan VerHelst/Patch with additional reporting by Bea Karnes