Weather

UNITED STATES — Widespread Red Flag Warnings have been issued across multiple states today, signaling an increased risk for rapid wildfire development across portions of the Southern Plains and central Rockies. The warning area spans from Colorado and New Mexico southward toward the Texas border, then east across Oklahoma and into southern Missouri, highlighting a…

UTAH — A strengthening winter storm is ramping up across northern Utah today and is expected to peak overnight, bringing heavy precipitation and unusually high snow levels that could push near 9,000 feet, leaving many lower elevations dealing with cold rain instead of snow. Forecast precipitation maps show a concentrated band of heavier totals aligned…

NEVADA — A dramatic warm-up is underway across Southern Nevada, eastern California and northwest Arizona, with temperatures climbing steadily through the workweek and peaking over the weekend at more than 12 degrees above seasonal averages. Forecast data shows a clear upward trend from Monday through Sunday, with multiple desert communities reaching well into the 80s…

UTAH — A warm storm system pushing into the Wasatch is creating a dramatic elevation divide in snowfall totals around Park City, with high snow levels keeping lower mountain terrain nearly snow-free while upper peaks collect measurable accumulation through Wednesday evening. Forecast projections through 6:00 PM Wednesday show snow levels rising to around 9,000 feet,…

OKLAHOMA — A significant severe weather setup is taking shape across the Southern Plains, with the highest impact zone centered on Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita and extending south toward Dallas, according to the latest outlook valid late Monday night into early Tuesday. The mapped risk area shows a concentrated core of higher-end severe potential across…

KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE — Light snow continues to fall across portions of eastern Kentucky and East Tennessee late this evening, with radar showing scattered but occasionally heavier embedded bands stretching from Hazard and Pikeville southward through Kingsport, Johnson City and into the Knoxville area. While most lower elevations have seen minimal accumulation so far, localized…

NORTH CAROLINA — A developing late-week winter system is setting up the potential for snow and ice impacts across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and much of New England Thursday into Friday, with forecast confidence growing on impacts but still uncertain on exact totals. New probability guidance shows a broad and expanding zone of at least…

MID-ATLANTIC COAST — Bright radar echoes across parts of Delaware, southern New Jersey, and eastern Maryland are signaling something important: heavy snowfall is developing aloft — not rain — as a strengthening coastal low continues to intensify offshore. Meteorologists analyzing midday radar imagery note that while radar remains in rain mode, the brightest returns are…

WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN — A rapidly intensifying coastal low has evolved into a classic bomb cyclone, deepening to around 973 mb just offshore of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and forecasters say its structure follows the powerful Shapiro-Keyser cyclone model — a setup often associated with strengthening winds and heavy snow. Latest model data shows the…

NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — Snow is steadily piling up across parts of the Northeast, and early reports show Central Long Island topping the charts so far with 8 inches, while additional accumulation is expected as the system continues to intensify. According to the latest NWS Local Storm Report and CoCoRaHS snowfall analysis, over 1,200 reports…