TENNESSEE — Another round of wintry weather is expected to impact the higher elevations of East Tennessee and southwest Virginia from Friday evening through Saturday morning, as a passing system brings rain that will transition to snow overnight, according to the latest forecast guidance. While most lower-elevation communities across the region are expected to see…
FLORIDA — A rare winter setup is taking shape across the Deep South and Southeast, where forecasters are monitoring a system that could bring snow flurries and even light accumulation to parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas late Saturday night into early Sunday, January 17–18. While confidence remains moderate at best,…
MICHIGAN — A powerful lake-effect snow event dumped heavy snowfall across northern Indiana and southern Michigan over the past 24 hours, with some communities seeing widespread accumulations of 4 to 6 inches, while the hardest-hit areas were buried under more than 16 inches of snow. The most extreme totals were recorded in South Bend, Indiana,…
VIRGINIA — Forecasters are closely watching a potential winter weather system that could bring snow to parts of Maryland and Virginia from Sunday into Sunday night, though confidence remains low as uncertainty persists around the storm’s track and northwest reach. According to the latest National Weather Service (NWS) Baltimore/Washington forecast, the greatest chance for accumulating…
LAKE MICHIGAN — A dangerous lake-effect snow event is unfolding along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, with very intense snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour expected overnight as a powerful snow band pushes inland. Forecasters warn that strong winds exceeding 30 mph, combined with heavy snow, will create near-zero visibility, rapidly…
NEW ENGLAND — Confidence is increasing that a developing East Coast winter storm will evolve into a significant snow event across New England from Sunday into early Monday, with growing indications that even the Patriots–Texans game could be impacted by snowfall. Multiple forecast models now show a colder, snowier setup, raising the odds of a…
ALASKA — A striking temperature contrast unfolded this morning across U.S. territories, highlighting the sheer geographic and climatic range of the country. While Fairbanks, Alaska endured deep Arctic cold with temperatures dropping to −23°F (−31°C), Pago Pago, American Samoa remained firmly in the tropics with a warm 79°F (26°C) under mostly clear skies. The gap…
ALABAMA — A sharp blast of winter air is driving dangerous wind chills into parts of the Southeast late Thursday night into Friday morning, while forecasters also keep a close eye on a few “low-confidence” snow setups stretching from southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi to the Carolinas this weekend. The biggest takeaway from the latest…
LOUISIANA — A late-week cold surge is setting the stage for an unusually wintry stretch across the Gulf Coast and Southeast, including a low-but-not-zero chance of snow Saturday night for parts of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi, followed by a separate “watch-the-track” winter setup for the Carolinas on Sunday. Even where snow doesn’t fall, the bigger…
ALABAMA — Social media is lighting up again with talk of a possible weekend snow event, but the latest model guidance is not in agreement. One solution (the American GFS) paints a more aggressive stripe of wintry precipitation into parts of the Deep South, while the European ECMWF and Canadian GEM are much quieter, keeping…