WEATHER

ORLANDO, FL — If you have outdoor plans in Central Florida today, the window is closing fast. A sharp cold front is racing toward the Florida Peninsula this Saturday, March 28, 2026, and it is bringing a sudden and significant wind event with it. The FOX 35 Orlando Storm Team has issued a detailed wind…

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The heat wave is over — but what it left behind in Albuquerque’s record books will stand for a very long time. In a city that has been keeping weather records since 1891, the last week and a half of March 2026 just did something that 135 years of meteorological history had…

PHOENIX, AZ — The thermometers are finally starting to back off — but the record books will never look the same. The most significant March heat wave in recent memory is winding down across the United States, and the numbers that the National Weather Service has compiled tell a story that goes far beyond a…

MOUNT GILEAD, OH — It was over in two minutes — but the damage it left behind tells the full story. Ohio’s tornado season has officially opened, and it opened with a punch. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down northeast of Mount Gilead in Morrow County on the evening of…

DENVER, CO — Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a tale of two Americas — and the data released by NOAA on March 19, 2026 is making that divide impossible to ignore. A scorching, below-normal precipitation pattern is locked in across the West and Northern Plains, while a rapid La Niña to El Niño…

DETROIT, MI — A warm and moisture-laden airmass is charging straight toward Michigan, and the atmosphere is loading up fast. As Monday, March 30 transitions into early Tuesday, March 31, thunderstorms are expected to fire across the state — and with atmospheric instability values climbing well above severe weather thresholds, this is a system that…

CHICAGO, IL — A major above-normal precipitation event is locked in for millions across the central United States between April 1–5, 2026 — and every top-tier weather model on the planet is saying the same thing. From the heart of the Corn Belt to the Great Lakes shoreline, this is not a pattern to ignore….

CALIFORNIA, NEVADA — A shift in forecast guidance is changing expectations for Southern California’s weather next week, as updated models now show reduced rainfall chances across the region. Instead of a wet pattern, the primary impact will be a noticeable cool-down with temperatures settling into the upper 60s to low 70s across coastal and valley…

CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO — A sharp temperature divide across the United States is expected from April 1 through April 5, 2026, with the Western U.S. turning significantly cooler while the Eastern half of the country experiences warmer-than-average conditions. Forecast data highlights a pattern featuring multiple storm systems in the West and a warm, unsettled…

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MISSOURI — A renewed severe weather threat is emerging across the Midwest as forecast models signal multiple rounds of storms returning on Monday night (March 30) and again on Tuesday (March 31), 2026. The latest outlook highlights Illinois and surrounding states as a key zone where all severe hazards could be in play…