Author: Nina Clarke

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Federal forecasters are warning that a powerful late December winter storm is expected to rapidly intensify beginning Sunday, bringing heavy snow, hazardous ice, whiteout conditions, and dangerously cold wind chills across Illinois, the Great Lakes, and into the Northeast through Monday. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has begun issuing Key Messages highlighting…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A powerful winter weather system continues to affect Massachusetts and nearby Southern New England, even as the primary snow band begins shifting offshore. Meteorologists say rounds two and three of snow bands are now lining up, supported by lingering frontogenesis, with the most persistent snowfall expected to continue through the I-95 corridor…

NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT — A strengthening winter storm is moving into the region Friday night, bringing a period of steady to heavy snowfall across large portions of New York and Connecticut that is expected to continue into Saturday morning. Forecast data shows several areas, including parts of southern New York and central to northern…

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — Colder air and a developing winter weather system are expected to impact Washington State and northern Idaho beginning Friday and continuing into early Saturday, with snowfall, falling snow levels, and slick travel conditions forecast across much of the Inland Northwest. The National Weather Service Spokane office warns that travel impacts could extend…

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK — A significant winter storm is forecast to move across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut beginning late Friday afternoon and continuing into early Saturday, bringing heavy snowfall, slick roads, and potentially hazardous travel conditions across much of the region. Weather officials warn that the storm’s timing could heavily impact…

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Weather officials have issued a Winter Weather Advisory for large portions of Maryland, northern Virginia, and parts of eastern West Virginia, warning that freezing rain and sleet could create slick roads and hazardous travel conditions from Friday afternoon through late Friday night. The advisory is timed to coincide with the evening commute,…

ILLINOIS — New long-range ensemble data is signaling a meaningful turn toward colder-than-normal conditions across the Midwest, with Illinois positioned near the center of the strongest temperature anomaly expected to develop during the second half of January. According to the latest ECMWF EPS weekly guidance, the Midwest and Great Lakes stand out as the most…

SOUTH CAROLINA — Fifteen years ago, a strange and highly localized winter storm unfolded across the Southeast during Christmas 2010, delivering an unusual White Christmas to parts of South Carolina while transforming into a more organized snowstorm just north in North Carolina. The system remains memorable not for its size, but for how unevenly it…

MARYLAND — A significant and complex winter storm is set to impact much of the Northeast on Friday, bringing heavy snow to New York, while dangerous freezing rain and ice accumulation threaten large portions of Pennsylvania and Maryland, creating hazardous travel conditions and the potential for power outages. Forecasters warn this will be a messy,…

PENNSYLVANIA — A significant winter storm is set to unfold across the Northeastern United States, beginning Friday evening and intensifying overnight, bringing dangerous ice accumulations, heavy snow, and widespread travel disruptions across multiple states, according to the latest forecast data and hazard outlooks. Meteorologists warn that this system poses a high-impact ice threat in parts…