Author: Nina Clarke

ILLINOIS — A volatile weather setup is unfolding across portions of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, where the placement of a warm front may ultimately determine whether the region sees mainly large hail producers — or a more dangerous tornado threat. High-resolution model guidance valid for Thursday afternoon shows clusters of strong storms developing along and…

NEW JERSEY — A developing winter storm threat for Sunday into Monday is beginning to take clearer shape, with an early impact map placing New Jersey, southeastern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts in what is being labeled the “Main Target Zone.” While final track and intensity details are still being refined, the…

NEW YORK — The National Weather Service is highlighting the potential for heavy snow Sunday into Monday, with Sunday night identified as the main period of interest, across parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and New England. While forecast models only recently began trending snowier, forecasters say it remains unclear whether this shift is a short-term…

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Precipitation has largely come to an end across the Pacific Northwest, but the region is now preparing for what could be the coldest night of the winter season. Forecast data for Friday morning shows widespread sub-freezing temperatures across Washington and Oregon, with interior valleys dropping into the teens and lower 20s. The…

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has upgraded portions of southeastern Illinois and western to central Indiana to an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, citing the potential for a strong tornado as supercells develop near a sharp moisture boundary. The updated outlook highlights a corridor stretching from southeastern Illinois into Indiana, where atmospheric…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A burst of severe thunderstorms that intensified across portions of Illinois and Indiana late Thursday afternoon quickly weakened after sunset, as the atmospheric ingredients fueling the storms rapidly diminished. Radar imagery shows storms peaking shortly before 5 p.m. CT before gradually losing strength by 7:18 p.m. CT. The event was heavily dependent…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — The annual hummingbird migration is officially underway, with early sightings already reported along the Texas Gulf Coast and across Florida. According to migration tracking from Mississippi State University, the first wave has arrived in southern coastal states and will steadily push north through the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast into May. Bird enthusiasts…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — The latest National Weather Service Winter Storm Outlook highlights a sharp contrast in snowfall potential across the region, with Washington, D.C. currently carrying only a 10–30% chance of exceeding winter storm warning criteria, while parts of central and northeastern Maryland are seeing probabilities as high as 50–80%. The updated outlook,…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — A growing significant winter storm risk is taking shape for portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but major forecast models remain sharply divided on the storm’s evolution. While the GFS model continues to depict a stronger, more consolidated coastal system, other guidance suggests a different structure — including the development of an…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — A rapidly strengthening Nor’easter is trending farther west and intensifying along the East Coast, with forecast models showing a deepening low pressure system that could reach 974mb early Monday morning. The storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions along coastal beaches, heavy snow across parts of the Northeast, and a…