WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Cyclone Mitchell, currently equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane, is approaching the northwestern coast of Western Australia, with forecasters closely watching its unusual approach angle that is complicating landfall timing and location. Based on the current setup, the system could make landfall anywhere between Onslow and North West Cape as early as…
UNITED STATES — A winter forecast shared by Meteorologist Mark Margavage is drawing renewed attention as ongoing winter conditions challenge earlier seasonal outlooks issued by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), particularly across the Eastern United States. According to Margavage, his winter outlook—released in early September—was initially criticized by peers who labeled it “wishcasting.” However, as…
UNITED STATES — Forecasters are closely monitoring a potential upper-level low expected to track toward Texas late next week, a setup that could bring rain and scattered storms to parts of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley, according to the storm-track graphic provided. While the system remains too far out for precise impacts, the…
UNITED STATES — A newly shared 2026 severe weather outlook graphic highlights a broad portion of the country expected to see increased severe weather potential between March 15 and July, covering much of the central, southern, and eastern United States. The map outlines a wide zone stretching from Texas and the Gulf Coast northward through…
UNITED STATES — Forecast guidance is highlighting a potential winter storm slider developing roughly one week from now, with uncertainty still centered on how far north the system ultimately tracks. Based on the current atmospheric setup shown in the data, impacts could range from a weaker Mid-Atlantic event to a more amplified system bringing heavier…
MASSACHUSETTS & RHODE ISLAND — A fast-evolving winter system is setting up across eastern New England on Saturday, bringing mostly moderate snowfall for much of the region, but with a narrow, hard-to-pinpoint snow band that could deliver significantly higher totals in a small corridor, including parts of the Boston metro and the North Shore. Forecasters…
NEW ENGLAND — A dangerous winter storm is taking shape across southern and eastern New England, where widespread powdery snowfall, intensifying winds, and plunging temperatures are expected to combine into near-blizzard conditions late Saturday into early Sunday. Forecast data shows this will not be a routine snowfall, with rapidly deteriorating travel conditions and life-threatening cold…
WESTERN & CENTRAL NEW YORK — A prolonged burst of lake effect snow driven by bitter Arctic cold is setting up across large parts of western and central New York, with snowfall totals expected to vary sharply from town to town through Sunday morning. Forecasters say some communities may see just a couple inches, while…
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS — Snowfall intensity is expected to increase noticeably across eastern Massachusetts as a complex mesoscale setup continues to evolve, driven by developing ocean-effect snow (OES), an inverted trough, and embedded mesolows curling inland. Radar imagery shows a new ocean-effect snow band forming offshore and pushing westward, while a low-pressure circulation with multiple mesolows…
MID-ATLANTIC — A powerful Arctic air mass is firmly in place across Maryland, northern Virginia, and the Washington, D.C. metro area, delivering dangerous wind chills near zero and below early Saturday while damaging wind gusts continue to intensify across the region. Despite bright sunshine, conditions on the ground remain harsh. Temperatures across much of the…