OHIO — After weeks of snow and winter chill, the state appears to have moved past the most intense phase of the season, with a noticeable February thaw set to melt lingering snow by the weekend and into early next week. A broad shift toward milder air is expected to settle across the region, signaling…
SOUTHEAST TEXAS — A line of strong thunderstorms is expected to push across the region Saturday evening, placing areas from Houston to Galveston and Beaumont under the threat of damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado. While scattered showers may develop earlier in the day, the most intense storms are forecast to arrive later in…
NORTH TEXAS — After enduring a harsh stretch of late-January cold, the region appears to be moving beyond the most intense phase of winter, with no strong signals pointing toward a repeat of that deep freeze. While colder nights are still possible before spring officially arrives, the pattern suggests the most severe cold of the…
FLORIDA — Forecast models tracking a developing storm system across the Southeast are raising new questions about Sunday evening weather in Daytona Beach, Florida, as rain and thunderstorms spread from Georgia into northern and central Florida. Latest guidance valid around 7 p.m. Sunday shows a broad area of rain lifting northeast across Alabama and Georgia,…
UNITED STATES — If you’ve been wondering where winter went, the latest upper-air temperature anomaly map provides a clear answer: it’s largely absent across the Lower 48. Forecast data valid Monday, February 16 shows widespread positive temperature anomalies at the 850 mb level stretching from the Rockies through the Plains, Midwest, South, and into the…
OHIO — A widespread surge of above-average temperatures is set to sweep across the eastern United States, bringing a noticeable winter thaw to much of Ohio and accelerating the melt of lingering snow and ice. For many communities, this marks the first significant stretch of sustained warmth in several weeks. Well Above Average Temperatures Spread…
UNITED STATES — A striking temperature trend is emerging across major American cities: daily record highs are vastly outnumbering daily record lows since January 1, 2020. The compiled data, covering January 1, 2020 through February 6, 2026, shows dramatic imbalances in nearly every region of the country — with southern and western cities experiencing the…
UNITED STATES — Long-term tornado data from 1955 through 2024 indicates that the nation’s highest annual tornado probability zone is no longer confined strictly to the traditional central Plains, but has expanded eastward into parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and the lower Mississippi Valley. The updated probability map highlights a broad swath of elevated tornado…
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES — A broad storm system is lining up to deliver soaking rainfall from the southern Plains into the Southeast, with Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas projected to receive some of the most beneficial totals. While some forecast guidance has slightly reduced rainfall expectations across portions of the Deep South, the overall signal still…
ILLINOIS — A developing storm system slated for Thursday evening into Friday morning is creating forecast uncertainty across the Midwest, with Illinois positioned between a cold rain and thunderstorm scenario and a rain-to-snow setup farther north. Two major forecast models are showing different outcomes, keeping confidence moderate at best this far out. Competing Model Scenarios…