MIDWEST & APPALACHIANS — New Model Data Shows a High-Impact Winter Storm Taking Shape Before Christmas, A new long-range GFS projection suggests that a significant winter storm may develop across the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Appalachian region during Christmas week, delivering widespread heavy snow totals ranging from 10 to more than 25 inches across several…
NORTHEAST U.S. — A Pair of Long-Range Model Runs Point to the Possibility of a Major Christmas Eve Snowstorm, but Forecast Confidence Remains Very Low A new sequence of model outputs — particularly the 18z GFS runs — has generated widespread attention this week after depicting a massive, high-impact coastal snowstorm targeting New York, Pennsylvania,…
MIDWEST — A High-Impact Wind Event Threatens Widespread Ground Blizzard Conditions Across Four States, A powerful and fast-developing wind event is expected to sweep across the central United States beginning Wednesday, bringing dangerous 50–70 mph wind gusts to Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Illinois. Meteorologists warn that the combination of these extreme winds and the…
ILLINOIS — A New Long-Range Pattern Sets Up a Busy Snow Track Across the Northern States, A new two-week precipitation outlook shows a sharply divided weather pattern across the country, placing Illinois and the broader northern United States directly in the path of repeated Alberta clipper systems. These fast-moving storms, known for delivering bursts of…
IOWA — A powerful wind event is developing across Iowa, with new high-resolution model guidance showing widespread wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The setup, combined with roughly six inches of existing snowpack across northern Iowa, has prompted meteorologists to warn that blizzard-like conditions may emerge even without…
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA — An exceptionally dangerous surge of Arctic air is forecast to sweep across North Dakota on Saturday, bringing wind chills that may plunge as low as 50 degrees below zero, according to new model guidance released this week. Meteorologists warn that the intensity of the cold could reach levels rarely seen in…
MINNESOTA — A powerful Arctic blast is on track to drive temperatures 25–40 degrees below normal this weekend, creating one of the coldest mid-December outbreaks the state has seen in years. Forecast models show a broad zone of extreme negative temperature anomalies stretching across Minnesota early Saturday morning, with some locations projected to experience readings…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — A dangerously strong Arctic blast is forecast to sweep across Wisconsin and Minnesota this weekend, with meteorologists warning that temperatures could plunge 40 to 50 degrees below average on Saturday morning — potentially setting new December cold-weather records across the Upper Midwest. High-resolution GFS model data shows a massive dome of polar…
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — A fast-moving winter storm swept across Virginia and West Virginia on Monday, delivering the region’s most widespread early-season snowfall in years and prompting upgraded Winter Storm Warnings as snow accumulation forecasts increased through the morning. Meteorologists reported growing confidence in heavier snow bands, with accumulations rising from the Appalachians through central and…
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — A new round of forecast model data is highlighting a potentially disruptive atmospheric setup for Indiana, as a strong surge of mid-level vorticity — the “spin” in the atmosphere that helps drive storm development — is projected to sweep across the Midwest late next week. The latest GFS run shows a pronounced…