Author: Nina Clarke

NEW ENGLAND — Late-December Pattern Limits Big Warm-Up for the Far Northeast, While a large part of the United States is gearing up for a noticeable warm-up heading into Christmas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine are expected to miss out on any major or long-lasting “torch” pattern. New forecast maps for the period around…

ILLINOIS — A Rapid Temperature Surge Is Set to Hit the Midwest Ahead of Christmas, A major warm-up is expected across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan just days before Christmas, raising the likelihood that much of the region’s snowpack may melt away. Temperature anomaly maps for December 22 show widespread warming across the central United…

TEXAS — Southern Plains Preparing for a Rapid Drop in Temperatures Ahead of Christmas, A major pattern shift is taking aim at the Southern Plains, setting up a sudden and significant temperature crash across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas just days before Christmas. After a stretch of milder conditions, a strong cold front is forecast to…

NEW YORK — NOAA’s Latest Outlook Shows the Northeast Staying Locked in a Colder-Than-Normal Pattern Through December 23 New temperature outlooks from NOAA show a clear signal for continued cold across New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, with below-average temperatures projected well into the second half of December. While…

MINNESOTA — Northern Plains Brace for One of the Coldest Temperature Drops of the Season, A powerful Arctic surge is set to sweep across the Northern Plains, bringing life-threatening cold to Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Forecasts show temperatures falling as low as –27°F near the Minnesota–Iowa–South Dakota border early Sunday, marking the…