OREGON — Forecast confidence is increasing that a powerful region-wide wind storm could impact much of the West Coast around December 23 and Christmas Eve, with California, Oregon, and Washington now firmly in focus. Updated weather models show a growing signal for damaging wind gusts, coastal impacts, and hazardous travel conditions as a strong Pacific…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A powerful late-December storm system is taking aim at Southern California, with forecasters warning that parts of the Los Angeles region could see extreme rainfall totals between December 22 and December 26, raising serious concerns about flooding, debris flows, and dangerous mudslides just days before Christmas. Forecast models show the most…
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A historic late-December warm surge is expected to peak on Christmas Day, with forecast data indicating more than 100 record-breaking temperatures across the Midwest and central Plains, where the core of the abnormal warmth will be focused. Meteorologists say this setup could make Christmas 2025 one of the warmest ever recorded…
CALIFORNIA — A powerful Pacific storm system is moving through Northern California, placing the North Bay under flood watches as heavy rainfall, rising creeks, and gusty winds up to 45 mph impact the broader Bay Area. Forecasters warn that the combination of saturated ground and incoming rain could quickly lead to localized flooding, particularly in…
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The National Weather Service and California River Forecast Center are warning that California is entering a highly active and potentially dangerous weather pattern, with four significant storms expected to impact the state over the next week, bringing widespread heavy rain, flooding concerns, and feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. Forecast data…
DENVER, CO — The National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center are warning of an extremely dangerous fire weather event unfolding along Colorado’s Front Range on Friday, as destructive winds, critically low humidity, and record-breaking warmth combine to create conditions favorable for rapid wildfire spread, power outages, and property damage. Meteorologists say this threat is…
DENVER, CO — The National Weather Service and NOAA Storm Prediction Center have issued critical to extremely critical fire weather alerts for large portions of Colorado and southeastern Wyoming, warning that a very dangerous fire weather event is unfolding along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains as destructive winds and extremely dry air combine…
WASHINGTON — The Western United States is experiencing one of the hottest Decembers ever observed, with Washington, Oregon, and California emerging as the most heavily impacted states, according to temperature percentile and anomaly data covering the past two weeks. Large areas shaded in dark red across the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, and Interior West indicate…
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Large portions of the Western United States are experiencing one of the warmest Decembers on record, as persistent high-pressure ridging has driven temperatures well above seasonal averages across the region over the past two weeks, according to long-range temperature analysis and percentile data. Meteorological data shows widespread areas from Washington, Oregon, California,…
PUʻUWAI, HAWAII — The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Tornado Warning for the Puʻuwai area on Hawaiʻi Island, remaining in effect until 7:00 a.m. HST Friday, after radar indicated a storm capable of producing a tornado and small hail. Forecasters say the warning covers a sparsely populated section of the island, but…