WEATHER

MINNESOTA — A series of weak Alberta clipper systems is expected to bring a final opportunity for accumulating snow before Christmas, primarily impacting areas north of Interstate 94, while regions farther south remain largely rain-dominated with unseasonably mild temperatures. Forecast maps and guidance show light but meaningful snowfall totals developing across northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin,…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A fast-moving Alberta Clipper is expected to sweep across parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing a brief period of accumulating snow to New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, with some communities getting a realistic shot at a White Christmas, according to the latest forecast guidance. Snow Timeline and Storm Setup Forecast models…

ALBANY, N.Y. — A fast-moving Alberta Clipper is expected to move across the interior Northeast on Tuesday, bringing accumulating snowfall to the areas most favorably positioned for wintry impacts — upstate New York, interior Massachusetts, and northeastern Pennsylvania — with lingering snow potentially setting the stage for a White Christmas in some communities. Forecast data…

ALBANY, N.Y. — A fast-moving Alberta Clipper is expected to sweep across parts of New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, bringing a period of accumulating snow and raising the possibility of a white Christmas in parts of the Northeast, according to forecast guidance and model data. Forecasters say the system will move quickly from…

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — A developing winter weather system is expected to move across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine early Tuesday morning, bringing a period of accumulating snow inland before changing to rain near the coastline, according to the latest forecast model guidance. Forecasters say snow will overspread much of the region before daybreak Tuesday, with…

CALIFORNIA — Residents across the San Francisco Bay Area are heading into Christmas week with a high likelihood of rain and almost no chance of snow, according to forecast graphics released by the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office. Multiple cities across Northern and Central California are showing precipitation probabilities above 90%, signaling a wet…

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…