OHIO — With Tuesday now underway, residents across central, southern, and southwestern Ohio are dealing with an active winter pattern, as snow is expected today (Tuesday) and again on Friday, according to the latest forecast issued early February 2, 2026, by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. While snowfall amounts are not extreme, cold…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After more than nine straight days locked at or below freezing, Washington, D.C. finally climbed above the critical 32-degree mark on Monday afternoon, reaching 33°F at 2 p.m. The milestone ended a 233-hour streak of freezing or subfreezing temperatures, marking one of the longest cold runs in the city’s recorded history and…
UNITED STATES — Long-range forecast models are beginning to show early signs of spring-like weather patterns, with growing indications that severe thunderstorms and supercell activity could develop across parts of the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley by mid-February 2026. New guidance from the CFSv2 Week 3 Accumulated Supercell Composite Parameter highlights a notable corridor…
UNITED STATES — A late-January winter storm that impacted North Carolina and South Carolina between January 31 and February 1, 2026, delivered sharply uneven snowfall results, with some regions closely matching forecasts while others significantly over- or underperformed. A post-storm verification comparing forecast maps to preliminary snow totals shows clear successes in eastern North Carolina,…
UNITED STATES — A powerful Arctic outbreak is set to return to the eastern United States this weekend, bringing bitterly cold temperatures, dangerous subzero wind chills, and the potential for brief but intense snow squalls across the Northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic, according to new early-February guidance issued on Monday, February 2, 2026. Forecasters warn that…
UNITED STATES — January 2026 delivered an unexpected winter storyline across the country as Salt Lake City, Utah, a city typically known for heavy mountain snowfall, recorded only a trace of snow for the entire month. Meanwhile, dozens of cities across the Midwest, East Coast, South, and even parts of the Deep South measured more…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — It has been 15 years since the historic Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011, a storm that paralyzed Chicago and much of northern Illinois with 1 to 2 feet of snow, thundersnow, lightning, and wind gusts over 50 mph, creating conditions rarely seen in the Midwest. From January 31 through February 2, 2011,…
NORTH CAROLINA — A powerful winter storm forecast for January 30 through February 1, 2026, is shaping up to be one of the most significant snow events North Carolina has seen in years, with early projections showing widespread heavy snowfall and localized totals approaching record levels across large portions of the state. Preliminary accumulation data…
UNITED STATES — The dangerous Arctic cold air mass that has affected large portions of the eastern United States for several consecutive days will persist for one more night, according to the latest national forecast data, before beginning to retreat later this week. The cold has produced widespread dangerously low temperatures and sub-zero wind chills,…
UNITED STATES — February brings a quiet but meaningful seasonal shift across the country: a sharp increase in daylight hours, even as winter weather continues to dominate much of the forecast. New data shows that nearly every region of the U.S. will gain 30 to 80 minutes of additional daylight by the end of the…