UNITED STATES — Newly released forecast data indicates a possible return of colder Arctic air after February 20, linked to a disruption in the polar vortex. The information does not confirm exact impacts or temperatures, but the map clearly shows a large Arctic air mass positioned over wide areas of the central and eastern United…
OHIO — A dramatic new crack has opened across Lake Erie’s ice sheet, with satellite imagery showing what observers described as the lake’s ice “cracking in half” as a burst of stronger winds pushed in behind a cold front. The scene is unfolding along the Lake Erie shoreline near Cleveland and Ashtabula, while attention is…
TEXAS — North Texas is heading into another unseasonably warm stretch with highs in the 70s and even a few 80s, but forecasters are also watching a stronger storm system now moving through the western Aleutian Islands of Alaska that could drive a more widespread round of rain and thunderstorms late Friday into Saturday morning….
TEXAS — A stretch of unseasonably warm February weather is setting up across North Texas this week, with temperatures running roughly 20 degrees above average before a stronger storm system arrives late Friday and pushes rain through Saturday, according to the forecast details shown in the graphic. Unseasonable Warmth Leads the Week The outlook calls…
UNITED STATES — A striking new break in Lake Erie’s ice cover is making the rounds online after satellite-style imagery highlighted a long, defined crack stretching roughly 70+ miles — and in some posts, closer to 80 miles. The feature runs through the lake basin in a way that’s easy to see from above, with…
ALABAMA — A stretch of unusually mild February weather is settling in across the state, setting up what forecasters are calling the warmest week of 2026 so far for Alabama and the Deep South. After a few early sprinkles in the central counties, most communities are expected to stay mainly dry through Tuesday with afternoon…
PENNSYLVANIA — A quiet-looking night is expected to turn dangerously cold across much of the state, with forecasters warning that the biggest story won’t be wind chill — it will be the actual air temperature dropping fast under clear skies and fading winds. Radiational cooling is expected to do the damage overnight, a process where…
UNITED STATES — A quick but intense temperature swing is unfolding across the country as a short-lived warm-up pushes into large portions of the central and western United States, while colder-than-normal air remains entrenched across the Ohio Valley and the Northeast, according to temperature anomaly guidance. Forecast model data shows this warm surge could drive…
UNITED STATES — Towering “ice mountains” have reportedly formed along the Lake Erie shoreline after powerful winds pushed large sheets of frozen lake ice onto land overnight, stacking the ice into ridges that a local report described as reaching up to 25 feet high. The dramatic scene, shared in a post describing the buildup along…
ILLINOIS — An early computer model run is sparking buzz about a possible snowy setup around February 22, with Illinois sitting inside a broad zone of potential precipitation on the map. But the key message in the update is just as important as the colors: this is not a forecast, and the pattern could look…