ARKANSAS — Forecasts that recently hinted at a dramatic Christmas warm-up across parts of the eastern United States, including Arkansas, are now being scaled back, as updated long-range weather models pull away from earlier projections of prolonged or extreme warmth heading into the holiday period. Earlier model runs promoted the idea of a strong ridge…
INDIANA — After days of brutal cold and wind chills, computer models now show a significant warm-up spreading across most of the Lower 48 states in the days leading up to Christmas, including right here in Indiana. Guidance from both the European (ECMWF) and American (GFS) ensemble models suggests large parts of the country could…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A quick-hitting winter system is lining up to bring the first meaningful snow of the season to parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and New York early Sunday, December 14. Current guidance points to a light but focused band of 1–3 inches of fluffy snow, with a “sweet spot” of 2–4…
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – A powerful blast of Arctic air will plunge into the Upper Midwest this weekend, sending wind chills toward -40°F and actual lows near -20°F, even as Miami, Florida, enjoys “feels like” temperatures close to 80°F. The staggering north–south contrast adds up to roughly a 100-degree difference in how the air will feel…
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — After a stretch of bitter Arctic air and snow for many states, long-range outlooks now point to a major pattern flip heading into the week before Christmas, with temperatures likely running above average across most of the country – especially the South and East – before the pattern may flip again…
WALDRON, INDIANA – A new winter storm setup will pull Pacific Northwest moisture all the way across the country, creating a narrow but impressive band of snow from Washington state through the Upper Midwest and into Pennsylvania, New York and New England by around December 15. Forecasters say this event will finally spread accumulating snow…
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT — A fast-moving weekend storm is lining up to deliver a swath of light but widespread snow to Connecticut, New York City and Long Island late Saturday night into Sunday morning, with forecasters highlighting the potential for 1–3 inches of fluffy accumulation in many communities along the I-95 corridor. A Classic Light Snow…
CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK – A compact weekend storm is lining up to bring the first widespread 1–3 inches of fluffy snow to parts of coastal Connecticut, New York City and Long Island from late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, forecasters say. A Classic Light Snow Event, Not a Major Nor’easter This system is…
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – A surge of arctic air will drive dangerously low wind chills across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Sunday morning, with widespread “feels-like” temperatures near –20°F and some locations tumbling into the –30s. The brutal cold will be reinforced by fresh snow on the ground, setting up one of the harshest…
WALDRON, INDIANA – A bitter blast of Arctic air is set to plunge across Indiana, Illinois and much of the Midwest this weekend, sending temperatures into the single digits and pushing wind chills to life-threatening levels that could approach 40 degrees below zero in some locations. Forecasters say a lobe of the polar vortex will…