GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — A prolonged stretch of lake-effect snow is shaping up across Michigan and Indiana over the next seven days, as cold air repeatedly crosses Lake Michigan, allowing intense snow bands to redevelop tomorrow, Thursday, and again over the weekend. Forecast models consistently show accumulating snow returning in waves, with some locations seeing…
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A new long-range GFS model run is turning heads across the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast, showing a dramatic swath of potential snowfall stretching from parts of Ohio and Kentucky through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and into New York by Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. The reason it’s getting attention isn’t because it’s…
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — A midweek winter setup is lining up for parts of Pennsylvania, with rain expected to change over to accumulating snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning, followed by additional lake-effect snow and snow squalls that may linger into Thursday afternoon. While the heaviest impacts look focused on the western and northern portions of…
LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR — A highly unusual weather signal is showing up in forecast guidance this weekend into early next week: a small chance of tropical development in the eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico, a scenario that would be considered rare for January. While confidence remains limited and the window could…
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK — A developing snow setup for late Wednesday into Thursday has forecasters watching a sharp, high-impact band that could make travel difficult across Upstate New York, with Rochester sitting near a critical “boom-or-bust” zone. One high-resolution model (HRRR) is still relatively conservative on accumulation, while the ECMWF (Euro) remains more aggressive, keeping…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Long-range forecast models are beginning to signal a possible large-scale winter pattern shift across the United States later in January, a development that could open the door for a more organized and impactful storm system affecting California, Colorado, Utah, the Central Plains, and the Midwest, including Illinois. While details remain uncertain, the…
UNITED STATES — A major shift in the winter pattern is taking shape across the eastern half of the country, with new forecast data pointing to a sharp and sustained cold air invasion stretching from the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast. While early social-media hype suggested blockbuster snowstorms, the latest model…
PENNSYLVANIA — A late-week winter system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is now expected to bring light snow and lake-effect activity across Pennsylvania, with additional impacts extending into Ohio and New York, according to updated forecast guidance. Earlier projections showing a more disruptive snowstorm have steadily weakened, shifting expectations toward minor, localized winter…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Forecast guidance continues to point away from a significant snow event for Baltimore and much of central Maryland as the workweek comes to a close, despite ongoing chatter on social media suggesting otherwise. Latest model data shows that most of Thursday and Friday are expected to remain dry, with only a brief…
ILLINOIS – Forecast guidance from the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center shows a developing winter storm system that could bring widespread snow across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and parts of the Northeast starting Wednesday and lingering into Friday, though significant uncertainty remains about where the heaviest impacts will fall. The system is being…