ALABAMA — A sharp surge of Arctic air is spreading across Alabama, keeping temperatures locked in the 20s across the northern third of the state while colder air steadily advances southward, setting the stage for a statewide freeze by Wednesday morning — including along the Gulf Coast. Weather data and temperature maps show a clear…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A rare and intense winter weather event unfolded early Sunday morning as thundersnow was officially confirmed in Baltimore, with observations recorded near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) around 4:25 a.m. The event combined thunder, lightning, heavy snowfall, and dense fog, creating dangerous travel and visibility conditions across parts of central Maryland….
DMV REGION — School districts across Maryland and Virginia have announced widespread two-hour delays as of 8:40 p.m., citing the risk of overnight refreezing and dangerously cold temperatures expected across the region. The delays are intended to give road crews and families additional time to navigate potentially icy morning conditions. Most Maryland and Virginia Districts…
MID-ATLANTIC — Some of the coldest air of the season is settling across Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia tonight, bringing bitter wind chills, single-digit “feels-like” temperatures, and hazardous icy road conditions, according to weather alerts shared by local forecasters. Residents across the region are being urged to limit time outdoors and use extreme…
NORTHEAST — A narrow but fast-moving band of snow is expected to sweep across Connecticut, Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and Long Island tonight into early Sunday morning, bringing a widespread 1–3 inches of accumulation, with pockets reaching 3–6 inches in coastal areas. Updated snowfall maps released late Saturday show a sharp gradient across the region,…
MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA — A fast-developing winter system is producing a growing shield of snow across the Mid-Atlantic tonight, with expanding heavy bands now stretching from central Maryland into southern Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Doppler radar at 10 PM shows widespread light to moderate snow, with…
MARYLAND — A rapidly developing burst of heavy precipitation is moving across Central Maryland and southern Pennsylvania tonight, with Doppler radar already showing strengthening snow bands from Frederick to Baltimore and along the I-95 corridor. Forecasters warn that the heaviest snowfall has not yet arrived, and conditions are expected to deteriorate quickly over the next…
ALABAMA — The latest 8–14 Day Temperature Outlook, released by the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), shows that Christmas week will bring unusually warm conditions across Alabama, marking a dramatic shift from the bitter Arctic air set to reach the Deep South beforehand. Forecast models indicate that high temperatures in Alabama are likely to reach the…
PENNSYLVANIA — A newly released national biodiversity map highlights a striking divide in tree species richness across the United States, revealing that Pennsylvania and much of the eastern half of the country rank dramatically higher in tree diversity compared to the West. The analysis, based on range maps of 641 tree species, shows that portions…
MARYLAND — A fast-moving winter system is expected to bring accumulating snow overnight across Maryland and the Washington, D.C. metro region, with last-minute forecast updates now showing higher totals than originally predicted. New model trends have expanded the 1–2 inch zone southwestward while increasing snowfall to 2–4 inches across D.C., Montgomery County, Howard County, Frederick…