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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A developing late December winter storm is drawing growing attention from meteorologists as forecast models indicate a sharp snowfall gradient across Illinois, with significantly heavier snow totals possible north of Chicago while much of central and southern Illinois may see little to no accumulation. The latest high-resolution guidance highlights a storm track…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Federal forecasters are warning that a powerful late December winter storm is expected to rapidly intensify beginning Sunday, bringing heavy snow, hazardous ice, whiteout conditions, and dangerously cold wind chills across Illinois, the Great Lakes, and into the Northeast through Monday. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has begun issuing Key Messages highlighting…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A powerful winter weather system continues to affect Massachusetts and nearby Southern New England, even as the primary snow band begins shifting offshore. Meteorologists say rounds two and three of snow bands are now lining up, supported by lingering frontogenesis, with the most persistent snowfall expected to continue through the I-95 corridor…

NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT — A strengthening winter storm is moving into the region Friday night, bringing a period of steady to heavy snowfall across large portions of New York and Connecticut that is expected to continue into Saturday morning. Forecast data shows several areas, including parts of southern New York and central to northern…

Massachusetts — A developing winter weather system is spreading across the state late Friday night into Saturday morning, bringing accumulating snow with sharply varying totals depending on location, as dry air continues to push back against the system from the north. Forecasters say the evolving setup will lead to narrow snow bands, creating notable differences…

New Jersey — A developing winter weather system is moving across the region late Friday into Saturday, bringing light snow, sleet, and areas of glaze ice to much of the state, according to the latest forecasts. While snowfall totals remain modest, forecasters warn that ice accumulation and mixed precipitation could still create slick travel conditions,…

COLORADO — Snow is making a return across the state late Saturday, with a winter weather system first impacting the northern and central mountains before gradually spreading south and east into the I-70 mountain corridor and the I-25 corridor overnight into early Sunday, according to updated National Weather Service forecasts. Forecasters say the system will…

UNITED STATES — A fast-moving clipper system is forecast to bring accumulating snowfall across multiple Northeast states from Friday evening into early Saturday, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey each facing different snowfall totals and travel impacts as the system progresses east. Meteorologists say the storm’s structure — including dry slots…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A fast-moving clipper system is expected to bring accumulating snowfall across Southern New England states, with Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island all forecast to see measurable snow from Friday evening through Saturday morning, according to the latest National Weather Service guidance. Forecasters say the system will move west to east Friday night,…

UNITED STATES — A newly released late December to early January temperature outlook highlights a clear state-by-state divide across the United States, with colder-than-normal conditions favored in northern states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York, while above- to much-above-normal temperatures are increasingly likely across Texas and much of the southern United States as…