Weather News

WASHINGTON — A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the Pacific Northwest this week, setting up a prolonged period of temperature inversions, widespread fog, and persistently low visibility across western Washington and western Oregon, according to multiple ECMWF model datasets analyzed through mid-January. Forecast guidance shows the ridge strengthening aloft, allowing very warm…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Forecast data from multiple high-resolution models indicates a prolonged lake-effect snow event is increasingly likely from Wednesday morning into early Thursday, with the greatest impacts expected along and just south of Lake Michigan, particularly across northwest Indiana and portions of northeast Illinois, including the Chicago metro area. Meteorologists analyzing precipitation type, snowfall…

MICHIGAN — Rapidly developing snow squalls are creating dangerous travel conditions Sunday evening across West and Central Michigan, particularly along and south of Interstate 96, where quickly accumulating snow and sharp drops in visibility are being reported. Radar imagery and traffic camera feeds show bands of moderate to heavy snow sweeping east across the region,…

CONNECTICUT — Showers across the region are expected to gradually taper off by Sunday morning, setting up what forecasters describe as a briefly pleasant Sunday afternoon across much of Connecticut and southern New England. Breaks of sunshine are expected, with high temperatures reaching the low 40s, close to seasonal norms. However, weather conditions are forecast…

UNITED STATES — A new nationwide map highlighting metro areas where more than 5% of workers commute using public transportation underscores just how limited transit-dependent commuting remains across most of the country. The data shows that only a small number of U.S. metro regions exceed even modest public transit usage thresholds, with heavy reliance largely…

GEORGIA — Parts of east-central Alabama and west-central Georgia are under a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms, according to the latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Day 1 Outlook issued Saturday morning. The designation highlights an elevated potential for damaging winds and isolated severe storms as a weather system moves across the Southeast through Sunday. The…

MID-ATLANTIC — A burst of fast-moving winter weather is expected Sunday afternoon across central Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, where snow squalls may develop as colder air surges back into the region, forecasters say. While this will not be a long-duration snowstorm, the setup favors brief but intense snow showers capable of rapidly reducing visibility and…

ARKANSAS — Despite recent online chatter suggesting accumulating snow across Arkansas next weekend, official forecast data does not currently support a meaningful winter weather event for the state, according to ensemble model guidance reviewed Sunday. Long-range snowfall probability maps from both the GFS and ECMWF ensemble systems show very low chances of measurable snow across…

UNITED STATES — The potential for impactful winter weather from Wednesday into Thursday — and possibly again next weekend — will depend heavily on how multiple jet stream disturbances interact, according to the latest synoptic-scale forecast analysis. While the pattern shows clear signs of energy in both the northern and southern jet streams, forecasters stress…

TENNESSEE — Snow is increasingly appearing on long-range forecast models for parts of the Tennessee Valley late this week, raising early attention across Tennessee, northern Alabama, and northern Mississippi as a potential winter weather setup begins to take shape. While confidence remains limited at this range, ensemble guidance shows a notable signal for measurable winter…