Author: Avery Hughes

NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA — Scattered showers are moving across northwest sections of North Carolina and into southern Virginia as of the 9:55 AM Monday update on May 11, 2026, tracking mostly northeast with some isolated activity pushing east. Further east along the coast and in Eastern NC, a few scattered to isolated showers and…

COLORADO — A warm and active weather week is unfolding across Colorado and the Denver Front Range, with widespread 80s arriving on Monday May 11, 2026, before a front cools things back into the 70s on Tuesday. Heat then rebuilds quickly with 80s and 90s returning Wednesday and Thursday, making Thursday the hottest day of…

MID-ATLANTIC — What forecasters are calling potentially the final frost of the season is expected across Pennsylvania and the broader Mid-Atlantic region on Tuesday morning, May 12, 2026, with GFS model data valid at 10z Tuesday showing widespread temperatures in the low to mid 30s across interior Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Temperatures as low as…

SOUTHEAST — A low-end severe weather threat is in place for Monday, May 11, 2026, stretching from the Gulf Coast through the Carolinas with a few stronger storms possible during the afternoon and evening hours. The categorical outlook updated at 10:18 AM ET places a Marginal Risk zone across a broad corridor covering Birmingham, Atlanta,…

HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN — Residents in downtown Hillsdale, Michigan were very lucky to be alive on Saturday after lightning struck a nearby tree, causing it to violently splinter into many pieces with some fragments becoming embedded directly into the ground. The dramatic and dangerous strike occurred while residents were outside in the downtown area during the…

ILLINOIS — A dramatic warmup is on the horizon for Illinois and the broader Midwest region, with summer-like temperatures surging in next weekend around May 16, 2026, after a seasonal stretch of 60s and 70s through the middle of this week. NWS NDFD maximum temperature mapping valid Saturday May 16 at 7 PM CDT is…

NORTH TEXAS — Showers and storms are moving south across the Red River into North Texas at 30 mph as of the 9:45 AM radar update on Sunday, May 10, 2026, capable of 40 mph wind gusts and isolated pea size hail. Nothing severe is expected with this first round of storm activity through the…