Author: Avery Hughes

UNITED STATES — Weather models are increasingly aligned on a developing large-scale pattern change that will take shape late this week, persist through the upcoming weekend, and continue into the following week. The emerging setup features a strong temperature divide across the country, with above-normal temperatures dominating the western U.S. while below-normal temperatures settle across…

Texas — A developing upper-level low tracking east across northern Mexico is drawing a broad plume of moisture northward into Texas, setting up a multi-day period of unsettled weather beginning tonight and continuing into Tuesday morning. Forecast guidance shows the system remaining well-organized as it moves toward central Texas, increasing confidence in widespread precipitation. Rain…

Ohio — Weather forecasters are closely monitoring a rapidly evolving winter setup that could bring a significant snowstorm to northern Ohio Wednesday into Thursday, as both major forecast models now highlight the potential for widespread, impactful snowfall. While officials stress this is not yet an official forecast, confidence is growing as the GFS and European…

Illinois — After a stretch of above-normal temperatures, new long-range weather signals are increasingly pointing toward a colder and more wintry pattern developing across Illinois and the central United States late in January. Forecast guidance suggests that a shift in the overall atmospheric setup could allow colder air to push southward, bringing a return to…

Florida — Early Saturday morning radar imagery across parts of central and eastern Florida captured a striking and often misunderstood phenomenon as large flocks of birds took off from communal roosting sites shortly after sunrise, producing expanding circular patterns on Doppler radar known as “roost rings.” The activity began around 7 a.m. Eastern Time and…

Texas — Allergy sufferers across Texas and southern Oklahoma are facing a prolonged stretch of severe cedar fever, as cedar juniper pollen levels remain very high from San Antonio and Austin through Dallas–Fort Worth and north into Oklahoma City. Gusty winds reaching up to 35 miles per hour are intensifying the situation, allowing fine, powdery…

Illinois — Snow showers are strengthening across Illinois late Saturday night, with radar showing expanding bands of snow dropping southeast across the state and into the Chicago metro area, including Naperville, through the remainder of Sunday. While this is not expected to be a major winter storm, meteorologists say the setup will be enough to…

United States — Meteorologists are closely monitoring a developing storm signal for late next week that could evolve into a significant nor’easter affecting parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, if key atmospheric pieces come together. While confidence remains limited at this range, forecasters say the overall pattern is drawing attention because energy, moisture, and cold…

California — Another round of Santa Ana winds is impacting Southern California, prompting a wind advisory issued on January 10, 2026, as forecasters monitor a pattern that could bring stronger and more damaging winds again around January 16 into January 17. While today’s event is not expected to be as severe as the recent Thursday…