Author: Colton Hayes

CALIFORNIA — Parts of Southern California are facing dangerous wind conditions as the National Weather Service warns that strong winds combined with saturated soils could lead to downed trees, falling power lines, and scattered outages from Wednesday evening through early Friday morning. Forecast maps from the National Weather Service Los Angeles show a High Wind…

KANSAS — After one more unseasonably warm and pleasant day, weather conditions across Kansas are set to shift back toward a more typical January pattern, according to the latest forecast data and National Weather Service outlooks. While confidence remains low on exact snow totals, any wintry precipitation late this week is expected to be light…

ALASKA — Residents across Southwest Alaska, particularly the Upper Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon Valleys, are facing a prolonged period of dangerous cold after the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement valid tonight through Friday night, warning of extreme temperatures and life-threatening wind chills. Meteorologists say this cold outbreak will bring air temperatures ranging…

UNITED STATES — Parts of the Southern Plains and the Lower to Mid Mississippi Valley are under a Day 2 Marginal Risk for severe weather, according to the latest outlook issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). The risk area stretches from Texas and Oklahoma eastward into Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, signaling the potential for…

UNITED STATES — Meteorologists are closely monitoring a developing large-scale weather pattern that could open the door to more active winter conditions across the Eastern United States later next week and into mid-January. While no specific storm system has formed yet, atmospheric signals indicate that conditions may soon become more favorable for winter weather development….

MISSOURI — Parts of Missouri and western Illinois are being closely monitored for a conditional severe weather threat Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening, as forecasters observe uptrending atmospheric instability ahead of a developing storm system. While the overall setup remains marginal, recent model trends suggest the environment may become just supportive enough for a low-end…

WALDRON, AR — Ice coverage across the Great Lakes remains below long-term January averages as of January 7, 2026, reflecting a slow and uneven start to winter across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. New data shows that while some lakes are beginning to ice over, overall coverage is still trailing historical norms due…

LOUISIANA — A strengthening cold front is expected to move into the lower Mississippi Valley on Friday, setting the stage for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and northern Louisiana, according to the latest forecast signals and storm outlooks. Forecast data shows a growing overlap of deep moisture, strong wind energy, and…

ARIZONA — A tandem of weather systems is set to move across Arizona beginning Wednesday, bringing widespread rain to the deserts, cooler temperatures statewide, and accumulating snow across higher elevations, according to forecast data from the National Weather Service. The unsettled pattern will last through Thursday night, affecting travel conditions and daily routines across much…

UNITED STATES — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an updated Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook, placing parts of the southern Plains under a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms as an active weather pattern begins to develop late Wednesday into early Thursday. According to the outlook issued Wednesday morning, the risk zone stretches from…