Weather

NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — A powerful Monday morning blizzard is hammering the Northeast with very heavy, wet snow, intense wind gusts, and rapidly increasing power outages, as more than 250,000 customers are already reported without electricity. According to the latest mesoscale discussion from the Storm Prediction Center, blizzard conditions are ongoing and expected to continue…

FLORIDA — A striking winter weather signal is emerging along the Southeast coast, as forecast maps show the 540 thickness line — a key atmospheric marker for the rain-to-snow transition — dipping unusually far south toward Florida. Meteorologists often use the 540 line as a rough guideline for where precipitation can change from rain to…

NORTH CAROLINA — Just days after record-challenging warmth pushed temperatures into the 80s across parts of the Southeast, a dramatic reversal is now unfolding, with a surge of frigid air set to send readings 20 to 30 degrees below normal early this week. Forecasters are calling it true “temperature whiplash.” From Record Warmth to Winter…

CALIFORNIA — For the first time since early January, the Central Sierra Snow Lab (CSSL) is now reporting accumulated snowfall above the 1991–2020 median, following an extraordinary week that delivered more than 9 feet of snow to the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada. The dramatic surge in snowfall marks a significant turnaround in the…

UNITED STATES — The strongest-rated tornadoes recorded in each U.S. county so far in 2026 reveal a clear early-season focus across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast states, with Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Texas showing the most concentrated activity as of February 21. While much of the country remains tornado-free or only…

MICHIGAN — As winter slowly loosens its grip, new seasonal data shows that March brings a significant turnaround across the state, with average temperatures climbing by 11 degrees and daylight increasing by as much as 60 to 80 minutes. For many residents across both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, that shift marks a noticeable transition…

CALIFORNIA — After last week’s heavy and disruptive snowfall across the Sierra Nevada, a powerful and unusually warm atmospheric river is now taking aim at the state, set to deliver substantial rainfall — even at higher elevations where deep snowpack remains in place. Forecast guidance shows a concentrated plume of Pacific moisture streaming into central…

OHIO RIVER VALLEY — Snow showers through Monday will give way to a quieter Tuesday before a stronger weather system arrives Thursday, bringing the potential for widespread rainfall and a small risk of minor flooding across parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia. The latest Ohio River Forecast Center water outlook highlights a shifting…

NORTH CAROLINA — Snow is intensifying across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains this afternoon, especially in the High Country, where accumulating snowfall is expected to continue through Monday morning and could exceed 10 inches on some ridge tops. As of early afternoon, forecasters report that snow has “started cranking” across mountain communities,…

UNITED STATES — The latest 8–14 day outlook valid March 1 through March 7, 2026, shows a continuation of unsettled weather in parts of the country, followed by a transition toward warmer conditions across much of the South during the first week of March. NOAA’s precipitation and temperature outlook maps indicate distinct regional contrasts heading…