Weather

UNITED STATES — Confidence continues to increase in a high-impact winter storm unfolding from the Southern Plains into the Southeast, as the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) refines its forecast and expands the freezing rain threat farther south across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas ahead of this weekend’s system. WPC Takes Unusual Step…

UNITED STATES — Confidence is increasing that a major to potentially extreme winter storm will impact a large portion of the United States beginning Friday and continuing through the weekend, as a powerful system moves eastward while Arctic air spreads across much of the country. Forecast guidance indicates widespread ice, double-digit snowfall in some regions,…

UNITED STATES — Confidence continues to increase that a major January winter storm will impact large portions of the southern and eastern United States from Friday through Sunday, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and dangerous freezing rain. Forecast guidance shows a broad swath of winter weather hazards stretching from the Southern Rockies and Plains into…

UNITED STATES — A rapidly intensifying winter storm is becoming increasingly likely to impact a large portion of the country from Texas through the Mid-South, Ohio Valley, and into the East Coast late Friday through Sunday, with dangerous ice accumulation, heavy snow, and prolonged freezing temperatures all possible based on growing model agreement. Forecast guidance…

UNITED STATES — A high-impact winter storm threat is rapidly coming into focus for Friday through Saturday, with impacts expected to stretch from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas through the Tennessee Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast. Forecast data shows a dangerous combination of Arctic air, deep moisture, and jet stream phasing, a setup…

UNITED STATES — A high-impact winter storm signal continues to strengthen across a broad swath of the southern and eastern United States, with the latest European (Euro) model remaining consistent for a fourth consecutive run. The setup places Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina at varying risk for snow, sleet,…

NORTH CAROLINA — A cold Arctic start greets the state Tuesday morning, with temperatures in the teens and 20s across most areas, followed by a calm but seasonably chilly day as sunshine dominates and afternoon highs struggle to climb. A Bitter Morning Start Across the State Daybreak temperatures are firmly on the cold side, especially…

UNITED STATES — A major winter storm is increasingly likely across North Texas late Friday through Saturday, with forecast confidence growing in a dangerous combination of freezing rain, ice accumulation, and snow as very cold Arctic air surges southward into the region. Why This Winter Storm Is Becoming High Impact Forecast guidance continues to support…

UNITED STATES — Global forecast models remain remarkably consistent in signaling a potentially high-impact winter storm from late Friday night through Sunday, stretching from Texas across the Deep South and into the Carolinas, as shallow Arctic air undercuts deep Gulf moisture. Why This Setup Is Especially Dangerous This storm is driven by a classic Southern…

UNITED STATES — A deep Arctic air mass remains firmly entrenched across Pennsylvania, delivering dangerous subzero wind chills early Tuesday, bitter daytime cold, and a continued risk of light snow later in the week as a weak clipper system approaches from the west. Subzero Wind Chills Create Dangerous Start to Tuesday Pennsylvania woke up to…