Author: Colton Hayes

PACIFIC NORTHWEST — A powerful upper-level jet stream roaring across the North Pacific helped propel a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Tokyo to Seattle to a staggering 720 mph ground speed, as atmospheric data shows winds exceeding 170 knots aimed directly at Washington and Oregon. The remarkable flight speed coincided with an intense jet streak positioned…

OHIO — Forecast models are steadily increasing projected wind gusts for late Thursday night into Friday, with several major guidance packages now signaling widespread 55 to 70 mph gust potential across Ohio, eastern Indiana, and western Pennsylvania. Updated high-resolution model data — including NAM 3km, HRRR, and ECMWF guidance — show an expanding corridor of…

SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES — It is rare to see widespread “pink” shading on a Climate Prediction Center heat outlook in the month of March, but that is exactly what the latest forecast is showing for Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of New Mexico. The CPC’s Risk of Much Above Normal Temperatures and Extreme Heat…

GREAT LAKES — Updated weather model guidance is painting an extraordinary snowfall scenario for Michigan and Wisconsin over the next seven days, with widespread totals of 2 to 4 feet now appearing increasingly possible in what could become one of the most significant mid-March snow events in recent memory. New projections from NOAA’s Blend of…

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…