UNITED STATES — Nearly all major global climate datasets are now converging on the same signal: the United States is heading toward an El Niño pattern for the upcoming summer months, a shift that historically reshapes temperature and rainfall trends across large portions of the country. While this does not guarantee a mild summer everywhere,…
OREGON — Valley fog is becoming increasingly widespread across Oregon’s West Central Mountains and Malheur County, with forecasters warning that morning fog coverage is expected to increase in the coming days as a persistent temperature inversion settles over the region. The fog is forming primarily in low-lying valleys during overnight and early morning hours, reducing…
INDIANA — Parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, including Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and areas near Washington, D.C., are facing a low-confidence but notable chance of snow late Thursday into Thursday night, according to recent computer model guidance. Forecast signals suggest a sharp dip in the jet stream could trigger a developing coastal storm, but whether…
WASHINGTON — A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the Pacific Northwest this week, setting up a prolonged period of temperature inversions, widespread fog, and persistently low visibility across western Washington and western Oregon, according to multiple ECMWF model datasets analyzed through mid-January. Forecast guidance shows the ridge strengthening aloft, allowing very warm…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Forecast data from multiple high-resolution models indicates a prolonged lake-effect snow event is increasingly likely from Wednesday morning into early Thursday, with the greatest impacts expected along and just south of Lake Michigan, particularly across northwest Indiana and portions of northeast Illinois, including the Chicago metro area. Meteorologists analyzing precipitation type, snowfall…
MICHIGAN — Rapidly developing snow squalls are creating dangerous travel conditions Sunday evening across West and Central Michigan, particularly along and south of Interstate 96, where quickly accumulating snow and sharp drops in visibility are being reported. Radar imagery and traffic camera feeds show bands of moderate to heavy snow sweeping east across the region,…
CONNECTICUT — Showers across the region are expected to gradually taper off by Sunday morning, setting up what forecasters describe as a briefly pleasant Sunday afternoon across much of Connecticut and southern New England. Breaks of sunshine are expected, with high temperatures reaching the low 40s, close to seasonal norms. However, weather conditions are forecast…
UNITED STATES — A new nationwide map highlighting metro areas where more than 5% of workers commute using public transportation underscores just how limited transit-dependent commuting remains across most of the country. The data shows that only a small number of U.S. metro regions exceed even modest public transit usage thresholds, with heavy reliance largely…
GEORGIA — Parts of east-central Alabama and west-central Georgia are under a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms, according to the latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Day 1 Outlook issued Saturday morning. The designation highlights an elevated potential for damaging winds and isolated severe storms as a weather system moves across the Southeast through Sunday. The…
MID-ATLANTIC — A burst of fast-moving winter weather is expected Sunday afternoon across central Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, where snow squalls may develop as colder air surges back into the region, forecasters say. While this will not be a long-duration snowstorm, the setup favors brief but intense snow showers capable of rapidly reducing visibility and…