COLORADO — A new storm system is set to move into Colorado Sunday into Monday, but the real story may unfold Monday night into Tuesday as temperatures teeter near critical elevation thresholds. Forecast guidance shows widespread precipitation across central and eastern Colorado, but whether communities see rain or accumulating snow will depend heavily on elevation…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — After weeks of unusually dry soil conditions across much of Illinois and the lower Great Lakes, a prolonged stretch of heavy rain is now lining up to deliver significant drought relief through at least mid-March. Forecast maps indicate widespread soaking rainfall totals across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and the lower Great Lakes, with…
UNITED STATES — Severe weather season appears ready to shift into high gear as a sprawling high-pressure system near Florida drives persistent Gulf moisture northward into the Heartland and Midwest for an extended stretch beginning mid-next week. Long-range guidance signals not just one storm system, but an active pattern featuring repeated cold fronts and multiple…
FALCON DAM, TEXAS — Deep South Texas may have just rewritten U.S. winter weather history. Preliminary data from a COOP observation site shows that Falcon Dam in the Rio Grande Valley soared to 106°F on February 26, 2026 — a temperature that could mark the hottest reading ever recorded in the United States during meteorological…
UNITED STATES — Just as early March warmth begins teasing parts of the country with springlike conditions, new ensemble guidance is trending noticeably colder for mid-March — especially across the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley. The message from long-range model comparisons is clear: the recent mild stretch may not last. Colder Air Expands Across…
UNITED STATES — A strengthening upper-level trough is expected to sweep through the central and southern Plains on March 9–10, setting the stage for a potentially significant severe weather episode stretching from Texas and Oklahoma into Arkansas and Missouri, with impacts possibly extending toward the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Forecast guidance highlights a classic early-spring setup: strong…
UNITED STATES — A significant atmospheric pattern change is taking shape for the first two weeks of March, signaling a transition away from deep winter cold across much of the country — at least temporarily. However, forecasters caution against declaring winter completely over. While a thaw builds across the East next week, there are emerging…
UNITED STATES — A major pattern shift is underway as we head into early March, and nearly every major model suite is signaling an above-average precipitation trend across the southern Plains, Deep South, and potentially into the Ohio Valley. The developing setup favors multiple storm systems tracking from Texas and Oklahoma through the Mississippi Valley…
UNITED STATES — Even though it still feels like winter in many parts of the country, the sun overhead is already climbing higher — and getting much stronger. By late February, the sun angle at noon is comparable to what we experience in late October. And once March arrives, the intensity of sunlight mirrors September…
UNITED STATES — A significantly more active weather pattern is preparing to unfold across the country over the next two weeks, with multiple storm systems expected to track from the Plains into the Midwest and East. Forecast guidance shows an amplified jet stream setting up across the United States, a configuration that often supports repeated…