Weather News

COLORADO — A powerful and potentially historic wind event is unfolding across northern Colorado and southern Wyoming as intense mountain wave winds push across the Front Range. Meteorological observations show extreme gusts between Fort Collins, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, where wind speeds have surged into the 75 to 95 mph range, creating hazardous conditions across…

FLORIDA PANHANDLE — The tornado threat across northern Florida has intensified, with the latest outlook expanding the higher-risk corridor eastward toward Panama City and Tallahassee. Forecasters now warn that the potential exists not just for isolated tornadoes, but for significant tornadoes rated EF2 or stronger overnight into early Thursday morning. The updated Tornado Outlook valid…

SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES — A broad corridor of thunderstorms, including areas with severe weather potential, is expected to impact much of the Deep South and Southeast from tonight through Friday morning, according to the latest Storm Prediction Center outlooks. Updated categorical maps show a multi-state stretch under a Slight Risk for severe storms, with additional…

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…