Author: Colton Hayes

MINNEAPOLIS — Confidence is increasing that a significant winter storm will take shape during the second half of the weekend, with travel impacts expected to intensify beginning Saturday night and continuing through Sunday across portions of the Upper Midwest. The latest 24-hour Travel Impact Map, beginning Saturday at 9 p.m. March 14, highlights a developing…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A dramatic weather whiplash is unfolding across Virginia and the nation’s capital, where temperatures soaring into the mid-to-upper 80s Wednesday afternoon are expected to give way to widespread snow by the same time Thursday. Forecast analysis shows readings between 85 and 90 degrees stretching across much of Virginia into Washington, D.C. at…

UTAH — Alta Ski Area, widely recognized as Utah’s snowiest resort, is reporting a major snowfall deficit for the 2025–2026 season, underscoring a broader snowpack shortfall across much of the western United States. According to seasonal totals, Alta has recorded 260 inches of snow so far, compared to an average-to-date of 404 inches. That places…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A dramatic and potentially unprecedented temperature reversal is unfolding across the nation’s capital and surrounding Mid-Atlantic region, with readings in the 80s expected to plunge into the 30s as heavy wet snow develops by Friday afternoon. Forecast data shows a staggering swing of nearly 50 degrees from Thursday’s warmth into Friday’s wintry…

CANADA — A significant freezing rain event is unfolding across Ontario and Quebec, knocking out power to tens of thousands and threatening additional outages as the heaviest icing moves through this afternoon. At last report, approximately 30,000 Hydro One customers in Ontario were without electricity. In neighboring Quebec, outage numbers have already climbed past 14,000…

ARIZONA — Phoenix could be on the verge of rewriting its climate history next week as forecasters project the possibility of the earliest 100-degree day ever recorded for the year — along with one of the earliest 70-degree low temperatures on record. According to the latest forecast projections, temperatures in Phoenix may surge past the…

UNITED STATES — A powerful 180 mph jet streak is driving a high-impact weather pattern across the western United States, delivering heavy snow, damaging winds, and flooding to the Pacific Northwest while simultaneously triggering widespread fire danger and high wind alerts from Montana through Colorado and into Texas. The latest National Weather Service hazard map…

ARKANSAS — A rapidly evolving severe weather setup on March 10, 2026, shows a clear and concerning progression in forecast outlooks, with tornado risk intensifying from early Day 3 projections through multiple Day 1 updates across the Mid-South and Ohio Valley. Newly analyzed categorical outlook progression maps reveal how the severe threat sharpened over time…

ARKANSAS — After soaring to near and even above 80 degrees on Wednesday, parts of the region could be staring at a stunning turnaround by Thursday, with rain potentially mixing with or changing to wet snow as a powerful cold front barrels through the state. According to the latest forecast information, this dramatic shift will…

BOULDER, COLORADO — High-resolution weather modeling is now painting a more alarming picture for Colorado’s Front Range, with potential wind gusts approaching or even exceeding 100 miles per hour in the foothills on Thursday. The latest HRRR 3 km wind gust guidance valid Thursday afternoon shows a concentrated corridor of extreme winds along the eastern…