PENNSYLVANIA — Rain showers are returning across much of the state as temperatures rise into the 30s, 40s, and even low 50s in some areas, ending the recent dry stretch and beginning a more unsettled pattern heading into mid-week. Forecast data shows a disturbance moving in from the northwest, spreading widespread rain showers across Pennsylvania…
GREAT LAKES REGION — Ice coverage across the Great Lakes has increased notably heading into early January 2026, with new data showing combined ice cover at 16%, running above the long-term seasonal average. The latest figures highlight stronger early-season freezing across several lakes, particularly Lake Erie, as colder air remains entrenched across the Midwest and…
UNITED STATES — The Blizzard of January 6–8, 1996, remembered simply as the Blizzard of ’96, remains one of the most intense and far-reaching winter storms ever recorded across the eastern United States. The storm struck some of the most densely populated regions in the country, delivering crippling snowfall from the Ohio Valley through the…
UNITED STATES — Medium-range weather models are increasingly signaling a potential winter storm setup between January 14 and January 16, as a strong upper-level trough digs across the Eastern United States. The developing pattern could impact Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and much of New England, depending on how storm energy evolves over the…
UNITED STATES — A complex and high-impact weather pattern is unfolding across much of the United States, bringing heavy rain to the West Coast, mountain snow across the Intermountain West, a wintry mix in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, and critical fire weather conditions across the central and southern High Plains through Monday, according…
ILLINOIS — Long-range ensemble guidance is beginning to show a coherent winter storm signal developing across the Midwest and Northeast during the January 14–16 timeframe, though forecast confidence remains moderate given the lead time. Multiple ECMWF ensemble products indicate a pattern shift favoring southern-stream amplification, a feature that has largely been absent for much of…
CALIFORNIA — New forecast data and rainfall observations confirm that California remains locked in a wet Pacific-driven storm pattern, with Southern California experiencing exceptionally high rainfall totals and no meaningful break in precipitation expected through mid to late January. Long-range ensemble guidance indicates only a brief and weak drying window before another significant surge of…
UNITED STATES — Long-range ensemble guidance from the ECMWF is signaling a notable pattern change between January 12 and January 16, with atmospheric signals pointing toward renewed cold shots across the eastern United States and a low-confidence but monitor-worthy East Coast storm setup. While this does not appear to be a major winter storm at…
UNITED STATES — Latest ECMWF ensemble guidance shows a pattern transition underway across the United States, driven by a positive EPO (+EPO) trough over Alaska that is temporarily flooding the country with milder Pacific air, before a mid-January shift toward colder, more active winter conditions across the Eastern U.S. What the Current Pattern Shows Right…
UNITED STATES — ECMWF ensemble guidance continues to highlight the January 12–16 timeframe as a period to monitor closely, with a strong western ridge and a deepening East Coast trough beginning to align. While this does not currently signal a major winter storm, the evolving pattern supports cyclogenesis potential along the East Coast and light…