CENTRAL UNITED STATES — A developing weather pattern is signaling an uptick in severe storm potential across Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois as the calendar turns from late March into early April. According to the latest outlook covering March 31 through April 10, a broad zone of the central Plains and Midwest is…
WESTERN UNITED STATES — An updated snow water equivalent (SWE) map released March 22, 2026 shows troubling conditions across much of the West, with large portions of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona reporting snowpack levels below 50 percent of the 1991–2020 median. The Westwide SNOTEL map highlights extensive red shading across the Southwest and…
WESTERN UNITED STATES — At a time of year when mountain snowpack typically reaches its seasonal maximum, new data shows the snowpack across California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Arizona is nearly depleted. According to USDA snow water equivalent (SWE) data dated March 23, 2026, the current snowpack stands at just 8 percent of the median…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — A powerful late-March heatwave shattered daily temperature records across parts of Nevada, California and Arizona on March 23, 2026, with desert communities experiencing readings more typical of early summer than early spring. According to data released by the National Weather Service in Las Vegas, multiple cities either broke longstanding records or…
RENO, NEVADA — The record-breaking March warmth continues across the Sierra region, with Reno, Nevada setting a new daily temperature record and South Lake Tahoe, California tying its existing mark on March 23. According to preliminary data released by the National Weather Service in Reno, Reno–Tahoe International Airport reached 78°F, surpassing the previous record of…
UNITED STATES — A newly shared XKCD comic is getting attention for turning America’s complex geological history into a simple — and humorous — visual lesson, pointing out how forces like glaciers, volcanoes, rivers and plate tectonics shaped states including California, Washington, Montana, Texas and Florida. The comic opens with a simple question: “What’s up…
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — A prolonged March heatwave has rewritten the record books across parts of Northern California, with multiple cities including Modesto, Red Bluff, Redding, Sacramento and Stockton either breaking or tying high-temperature records between March 15 and March 22, 2026. According to preliminary data from the National Weather Service in Sacramento, the stretch of…
MIDDLE EAST — Severe weather potential is increasing across parts of the Middle East on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with forecast data indicating elevated tornado and lightning probabilities from eastern Saudi Arabia through Kuwait and into the Gulf states. According to forecast guidance valid from 06Z to 18Z on March 26, the highest severe threat…
UNITED STATES — An extraordinary and unusually early-season heatwave is intensifying across the western and central United States, with Arizona reportedly reaching 110–112°F, marking what is being described as the hottest March temperature ever recorded in U.S. history. The developing heat dome is not confined to one state. Temperature records are already being broken across…
UNITED STATES — Forecast data valid Thursday, March 26 (12z) shows a powerful surge of anomalous warmth expanding across the Great Plains and Midwest, with some of the strongest temperature departures centered over Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois. The 850 mb temperature anomaly map indicates widespread +10°C to +20°C departures above average across the…