TEXAS — Unseasonably warm temperatures lingering into late March are expected to continue drying vegetation across the Plains, and now a developing high wind threat during the first week of April is raising concerns about elevated wildfire danger. The Climate Prediction Center has outlined a Moderate Risk (40–60%) of high winds for April 2–3 across…
UNITED STATES — Long-range forecast guidance is signaling an increasingly active severe weather pattern as April begins, with a developing upper-level ridge over the eastern United States and periodic western troughs combining to create a potentially volatile setup across the central part of the country. Ensemble data for the April 1–8 timeframe shows a pronounced…
TEXAS — Forecast model trends are increasingly pointing toward a potentially active stretch of severe weather across the Southern Plains from late March into the first half of April, with signals suggesting an environment favorable for supercells and tornadoes. Long-range ensemble guidance highlights a strengthening trough–ridge pattern developing just as peak-season thermodynamics begin to ramp…
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO — A developing cold front is expected to ignite a corridor of potentially severe thunderstorms Thursday stretching from central Illinois through northern Indiana and into northern Ohio, with forecasters closely monitoring the threat for supercell development. Current model projections indicate storms will organize along and just ahead of the advancing front, with…
OHIO — A developing storm system is setting the stage for scattered severe thunderstorms across portions of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on Thursday, March 26, with forecasters highlighting the potential for significant large hail as the primary hazard. The latest Severe Weather Outlook places a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) across a broad corridor…
UNITED STATES — The National Hurricane Center has announced significant updates to its products and services ahead of the 2026 hurricane season, including a major change to one of its most recognized tools: the hurricane forecast track cone. The update introduces an operational cone graphic that now includes inland tropical storm and hurricane watches and…
UNITED STATES — The 2026 wildfire season is already off to an alarming start, with more than 1.4 million acres burned nationwide through March 23 — and the bulk of that destruction concentrated across the Plains and the South. New data mapping the locations of large wildland fires reveals clusters of significant fire activity stretching…
MIDDLE EAST — A powerful low pressure system is forecast to rapidly deepen over Syria and Iraq between Thursday and Friday, March 26–27, setting the stage for widespread violent thunderstorms across large portions of the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf region. Meteorological analysis shows an exceptionally strong extratropical cyclone developing over the eastern Mediterranean…
FLORIDA — The scale of Florida’s drought becomes clearer when measured in inches. According to updated data, many parts of the state would need 14 to more than 18 inches of rainfall within a 30-day period just to eliminate current drought conditions. The rainfall requirement map shows a dramatic north-to-south spread in totals needed, underscoring…
UNITED STATES — A nationwide heat map identifying where drivers are most likely to receive a speeding ticket shows pronounced hotspots across Illinois, Ohio and several Southeastern states, with the Midwest standing out as a key enforcement corridor. The shaded concentration zones indicate clusters of higher ticket likelihood, with darker areas representing stronger enforcement or…