Author: Avery Hughes

United States — Long-range forecast data for January 20–23 is signaling a significant freezing rain threat across portions of the Southern and Eastern United States, with early projections highlighting a corridor stretching from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia into Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Although details remain uncertain at this range, the consistency…

United States — New forecast data shows a large-scale temperature shift and strong wind pattern developing across the Southern and Eastern United States, with colder Arctic air pushing south and creating conditions that will feel harsh, windy, and uncomfortable for many regions. The viral “wig and eyelash outlook” circulating online — though humorous — reflects…

United States — New atmospheric data and long-range model analysis indicate a significant shift in the winter weather pattern developing across the United States, driven by a disruption of the polar vortex that could allow Arctic air to move much farther south than usual during the second half of January. Meteorologists reviewing upper-level conditions report…

ALABAMA — Weather models are beginning to better define the timing and impact of a slow-moving storm system expected to affect much of Alabama from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, bringing periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the possibility of a few stronger storms. As of Wednesday morning, forecasters say this is an initial…

CENTRAL AND EASTERN UNITED STATES — A developing winter weather system expected this weekend is trending stronger in the upper atmosphere, according to the latest ECMWF guidance, but it is also organizing later than a typical winter storm, which will sharply limit precipitation across much of the central Plains while increasing impacts farther east. The…

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES — A widespread fog event is unfolding across much of the southern and southeastern U.S. Wednesday morning as deep Gulf moisture continues wrapping northward, creating reduced visibility from Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and into Florida. The current morning map shows fog alerts covering a broad corridor along the Gulf Coast…

PENNSYLVANIA — A stretch of unsettled weather is setting up across Pennsylvania as lingering moisture midweek gives way to another rain system arriving Friday, followed by multiple rounds of rainfall through Saturday and into early Sunday. While winter remains on the calendar, temperatures will stay warm enough for mostly rain statewide, with no significant snow…

OHIO — A rare January warm-up is set to sweep across Ohio on Friday, with record-breaking temperatures possible from northwest to southern parts of the state, according to forecast data. Cities including Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati could see highs climb into the upper 50s and low 60s, levels more typical of early spring than…

FLORIDA — A significant warm-up is taking hold across Florida, with spring-like temperatures spreading statewide and peaking Friday into Saturday, according to the latest forecast data. While surf conditions may remain limited, the bigger story is the heat, as feels-like temperatures climb into the low and mid-80s across much of the peninsula, with a few…

NORTH CAROLINA — A mild, spring-like weather pattern is unfolding across North Carolina on Wednesday, bringing above-average temperatures, early-morning fog, and partly sunny skies statewide, according to the latest forecast data. Morning cloud cover and fog lingering in some areas are expected to gradually clear, allowing temperatures to climb well into the 60s and low…