UNITED STATES — Confidence is growing among forecasters that mid-February will turn sharply colder than normal across much of the United States, with long-range models increasingly aligned on a widespread cold pattern developing during the third week of February. While it remains uncertain just how cold temperatures may drop — or whether snow will accompany…
FLORIDA — A first-ever Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for Central Florida and the Tampa Bay area east of Interstate 75, marking an exceptionally rare cold-weather alert for the region as Arctic air surges south this weekend. According to the alert, wind chill values could drop as low as 8°F, while overnight low temperatures…
SOUTH CAROLINA — An Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the Lowcountry of South Carolina, signaling a potentially dangerous cold outbreak from Saturday evening through Sunday morning as Arctic air surges into the region. Forecasters warn that temperatures will fall sharply overnight, with actual air temperatures dropping into the teens and 20s, while wind…
FLORIDA — A powerful Arctic air mass is set to plunge into the state early Sunday morning, driving dangerously low wind chill values across large portions of Florida — including areas that rarely experience true cold stress. According to forecast data, feels-like temperatures will fall into the single digits across North Florida, with widespread 20s…
TEXAS — A newly analyzed visible satellite image captured Wednesday confirms the extent of frozen precipitation left behind by a recent winter storm across Central and North Texas, clearly outlining where snow, sleet, and ice accumulated on the ground. In the image, widespread white shading stretches across much of North Texas, marking areas where frozen…
FLORIDA — A rare winter weather setup could bring snow flurries to parts of the Tampa Bay area late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, according to forecast guidance issued by the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay/Ruskin. The forecast highlights a narrow coastal zone along west-central Florida where Arctic air moving over the…
CAROLINA COAST — Confidence is increasing that a powerful winter storm may deliver rare blizzard conditions to parts of eastern North Carolina and the Virginia coastline this weekend as a rapidly intensifying offshore system develops into a bomb cyclone. Forecast data highlights an unusually dangerous setup for the Carolina coastline, where snowfall rates could exceed…
ALABAMA — The dominant weather story across Alabama this weekend is extreme cold, as Arctic air settles firmly over the state. While temperatures are expected to plunge statewide, attention has turned to a low-probability chance of snow, mainly across north and northeast Alabama, driven by subtle upper-air disturbances. Meteorologists emphasize that this is not a…
MIDWEST — Confidence is increasing that a prolonged winter weather system will affect large portions of the Midwest from Saturday night through Monday, bringing periods of snow and travel impacts as it moves steadily from west to east across the region. Forecast guidance shows this system initially developing across the Northern Plains late Saturday night…
FLORIDA — Meteorologists are urging residents to manage expectations as forecast guidance continues to hint at a rare but highly uncertain chance of snow flurries across parts of Florida this weekend, particularly near the Tampa Bay area, while a surge of extreme cold settles into the state. The latest EURO model guidance continues to flirt…