WESTERN NEW YORK – Snow is expected to build across the region later tonight and continue into Thursday, with Winter Storm Warnings in effect in parts of the area including Rochester and a sharp drop in travel conditions expected overnight—especially for the Thursday morning commute. Forecast maps show widespread accumulation for nearly everyone, but totals…
FLORIDA – A small but notable slice of the Southeast Florida peninsula is under a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather in the latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Day 1 Outlook, covering the period from Wednesday morning through early Thursday. The risk area is confined to the far southern/eastern part of the…
ALASKA – Northern Alaska logged another round of dangerous, deep Arctic cold Tuesday, with new observations showing temperatures plunging well below -40°F across multiple interior communities. The update also notes a major seasonal milestone at Fairbanks International Airport: Tuesday marked the 21st day this season at or below -40°F, the highest number of -40°F days…
TEXAS – As late-January weather talk ramps up, it’s worth slowing down and checking what kind of model map you’re looking at before you share it or panic over it. The images in today’s data set show a perfect example using the Euro (ECMWF) temperature forecast for the morning of January 26: one graphic is…
PENNSYLVANIA – Overnight forecast guidance, especially the Euro and NAM, has nudged snow chances higher for northeast Pennsylvania (NEPA) heading into Thursday, while keeping the primary target zone the same: NEPA, Upstate New York (CNY/ENY), and Northern New England. Another important trend in the newest data is timing — the start has shifted earlier, with…
GEORGIA – If you’ve been seeing social-media chatter about “southern snow” this weekend, the newest set of model graphics tells a much calmer story for the Deep South. Across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina, the prevailing signal in multiple model and ensemble snapshots is simple: no meaningful snow event is expected, and…
TENNESSEE – The midweek snow message for Tennessee and nearby parts of southern Kentucky is staying largely consistent: rain Wednesday morning transitions to snow Wednesday evening and Wednesday night, with the best chance for any measurable accumulation focused on the Cumberland Plateau—and even there, totals look mostly light. The latest Cumberland Plateau briefing highlights a…
INDIANA – A dramatic set of long-range model graphics is making the rounds online, showing an eye-catching late-January winter storm scenario that would bury parts of Indiana and spread heavy snow across a wide stretch of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. The problem: the run is far beyond the reliable window, and even the post…
VIRGINIA – A quick-hitting Arctic front is expected to sweep across parts of the Mid-Atlantic late Wednesday, and while the system doesn’t look like a big snow producer, it could still bring a familiar winter curveball: rain showers after sunset that may end as snowflakes overnight before shutting down, followed by much colder air on…
TENNESSEE – A late-week weather shift is expected across East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and nearby higher terrain of western North Carolina, where rain is forecast to change to snow late Wednesday and Wednesday night, bringing the potential for slick road conditions into Thursday morning. Forecast messaging indicates the most meaningful accumulation will be elevation-driven, meaning…