WASHINGTON — A powerful snow-and-rain event is set to impact the state, with elevations above 3,000 feet expected to receive mostly snow and totals reaching 4 to 8 feet by the weekend. Updated precipitation outlooks show an exceptionally wet period from Thursday through Saturday morning, with widespread impacts possible across both the mountains and lowlands….
ALABAMA — Long-range projections indicate that Christmas Day temperatures will run above average across Alabama, continuing a pattern of warm holiday weather that has been common in recent years. While some past Christmases have brought unusually cold conditions, this year’s signals suggest the region is more likely to experience milder, unseasonably warm temperatures. Above-Normal Warmth…
WASHINGTON — A new wave of Pacific moisture is moving into the region tonight, ending the brief break from rainfall and setting up a wet, breezy Monday morning for commuters across western Washington. Forecasters warn that rain intensity and coverage will increase overnight, with conditions becoming more unsettled into the early hours. Rain Returns Overnight…
OHIO — A new satellite image revealed a striking weather contrast across the Great Lakes on Sunday, showing hundreds of thousands of square miles covered in snow everywhere except Toledo. The city currently reports only a trace of snow on the ground, making it one of the least snowy locations for hundreds of miles in…
FLORIDA — A powerful surge of Arctic air will brush across northern and western Florida on Monday morning, creating one of the most dramatic statewide temperature spreads of the season. While cities on the Gulf side plunge into the teens and low 20s with biting wind chills, communities along Florida’s east coast will remain mild…
ILLINOIS — An unusual weather phenomenon known as frost quakes may occur across parts of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio tonight as temperatures plunge rapidly, causing groundwater beneath the surface to freeze and expand. The rapid expansion can create sudden, explosive cracking noises — often mistaken for gunshots, explosions, falling trees, or even small earthquakes….
MINNESOTA — A powerful Arctic outbreak is set to send temperatures plunging across Illinois and much of the Midwest over the next several nights, prompting a Cold Weather Advisory and warnings about windchills that may reach 15 to 30 degrees below zero in parts of the state. Extremely Cold Air Spreads Across the Midwest Forecasters…
WASHINGTON — Strong, potentially damaging winds are forecast to sweep across western Washington on Monday, bringing widespread gusts between 35 and 60 mph and creating a heightened risk of downed trees, falling branches, and power outages across the region. Widespread Strong Winds Expected Monday Meteorologists warn that saturated soils from recent rain will make trees…
WASHINGTON — A Flood Watch has been issued for all of Western Washington, where multiple rounds of heavy rainfall from Monday through Thursday are expected to drop 2 to 8 inches of rain, dramatically increasing the likelihood of widespread flooding and renewed river rises across the region. Heavy Rainfall Threat Building This Week Forecasters warn…
MINNESOTA — A life-threatening blast of Arctic air will deliver dangerously low windchills tonight across Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, with the Plains, Midwest and Ohio Valley experiencing some of the coldest conditions of the season. Forecast maps show windchill values plunging 40–50°F below zero in parts of the Upper Midwest, creating extreme…