WEATHER

CHICAGO, IL — The numbers are in, and they confirm what residents across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and the broader Upper Midwest experienced firsthand on Friday, April 17, 2026: a significant and well-verified severe weather outbreak that delivered hundreds of damaging wind and large hail reports across a corridor stretching from the southern Plains northward through…

NEWLAND, NC — A Wind Advisory is in effect for Avery County, North Carolina until 2:00 PM EDT on Sunday, April 19, 2026, as powerful northwest winds sweep through the Blue Ridge Mountains corridor bringing gusts capable of downing tree limbs, blowing over unsecured objects, and causing isolated power outages across the county. The advisory…

NASHVILLE, TN — A relentless stretch of active spring weather is keeping the central and southern United States wet through the end of April, and the seven-day rainfall forecast through 3:00 PM ET on April 25, 2026 shows significant accumulations building across a massive corridor from Houston and New Orleans northward through Memphis, Nashville, St….

CHICAGO, IL — A significant weather system is already on forecasters’ radar for late next week, and the setup taking shape for Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25, 2026 carries two very different stories depending on where you live. Across the Northern Plains, snow is the headline. Across the central United States from Dallas…

CHICAGO, IL — The national weather pattern is not slowing down. As of Saturday, April 18, 2026, a two-pronged storm sequence is taking shape that will affect both coasts and the central United States over the next ten days — bringing much-needed rainfall to California and Arizona, triggering a return of severe weather across the…

UNITED STATES — A striking new GFS severe weather outlook is raising concerns across the central United States, showing a powerful supercell signal developing from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, and into Missouri, with the threat potentially extending toward the Midwest including areas near Chicago. The setup suggests a high-end severe weather environment capable of producing…

DENVER, COLORADO — In a dramatic and unusual weather reversal, downtown Denver was hit with the heaviest snowfall of the season on April 17, just days after temperatures soared into the upper 70s and near 80 degrees. The sudden shift from record spring warmth to heavy snow has stunned residents across the city and highlighted…

LENA, ILLINOIS — A tornado strike in Lena, Illinois has left behind a trail of significant structural damage, with newly released drone footage capturing the immediate aftermath across residential neighborhoods in Stephenson County. The footage, recorded shortly after impact, reveals collapsed roofs, shattered walls, and debris scattered across yards and streets, offering a stark look…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A powerful line of severe thunderstorms that moved through northern Illinois has begun to weaken as it pushes east, but the threat is far from over. While the earlier tornado risk is diminishing, the focus has now shifted to heavy rainfall and potential flooding across cities including Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Rockford, and…

UNITED STATES — A dangerous severe weather outbreak is actively unfolding Friday evening across the central United States into the Midwest, with a line of intense thunderstorms producing multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds from Kansas City and St. Louis through Peoria and into Chicago and Milwaukee. Tornado Reports Climb As Storm Line Intensifies…

UNITED STATES — A significant Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued for Friday, stretching from northwest Oklahoma through central and eastern Kansas into west-central Missouri, placing cities like Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, and Columbia in the path of potentially dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging…

UNITED STATES — A dangerous Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued for areas including Kansas City, Wichita, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City, with storms expected to intensify tonight into a powerful squall line capable of producing widespread 60 to 80+ mph wind gusts, along with embedded tornado potential. Kansas City At…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — An elevated and serious tornado threat is in place today across Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the outlook map now in effect leaves no room for complacency. Storms are expected to develop by mid-afternoon across southern Michigan and Wisconsin, and current analysis confirms these storms will be capable of producing all severe hazards…

CHICAGO, IL — Spring may be in full swing across much of the country, but the final frost of the season has not arrived yet for millions of Americans across the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast — and the latest frost outlook is a critical reminder for gardeners, farmers, and anyone with outdoor plants that…

CHICAGO, IL — The seven-day precipitation forecast for April 12 through 19, 2026 is painting a divided picture of the United States — one half soaking wet, the other almost entirely dry — and the contrast between the two could not be more dramatic. A broad and active storm pattern is delivering significant rainfall totals…

CHICAGO, IL — Strong to severe thunderstorms are already on the move across northern Illinois this Monday afternoon, and storm tracking data captured at 2:40 PM ET on April 13, 2026 shows two distinct storm cells actively tracked and racing eastward at 35 mph toward the Chicago metro, Joliet, Kankakee, Gary, Indiana, and ultimately South…

DES MOINES, IA — Tuesday, April 14, 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most dangerous severe weather days Iowa has seen this spring season. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across the state Tuesday afternoon after 3 PM, and current analysis warns that some of these storms could become genuinely dangerous —…

CHICAGO, IL — One of the most extraordinary single-night bird migration events of the spring season just unfolded across the skies of the United States — and the numbers are staggering. On the night of April 12, 2026, approximately 169.9 million birds took flight simultaneously across the country in their northward spring migration, far exceeding…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Storm Prediction Center has issued Mesoscale Discussion 399, valid until 4:45 PM CDT on April 13, 2026, targeting central Oklahoma and the Red River Valley of Texas — and the language inside that discussion is direct enough to demand immediate attention from anyone living across this corridor this afternoon. A…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Monday morning across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Upper Midwest is delivering exactly the kind of spring day that makes people want to be outside — comfortable temperatures, pleasant skies, and air that feels genuinely refreshing after a busy stretch of weather. The nice weather outlook for Monday, April 13, 2026 shows…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Most of the attention in today’s severe weather pattern is focused elsewhere — but forecasters are issuing a specific heads-up to residents across central and eastern Oklahoma that deserves serious attention. The warm sector sitting over this region right now is loaded to an exceptional degree, and if even one storm…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Storm Prediction Center has officially upgraded Monday’s severe weather risk to a Level 3 Enhanced Risk across parts of the Upper Midwest, and the outlook maps issued Sunday afternoon make clear that this is not a routine spring storm event. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and northern Illinois are all inside a multi-threat…

BALTIMORE, MD — The summer heat gripping Baltimore and the broader mid-Atlantic region right now has an expiration date — and it is coming sooner than the temperatures outside might suggest. Upper-level atmospheric pattern data valid for Monday, April 20, 2026 shows a dramatic and decisive shift sweeping through the Northeast, with a powerful trough…

DALLAS, TX — The relentless spring storm pattern that has dominated the central United States through April is not finished yet. The latest Week 2 precipitation outlook, valid from April 20 through April 25, 2026, confirms that several more rounds of rain are on the way across a corridor stretching from Texas through Oklahoma, St….

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Upper Midwest is staring down what could become a tornado outbreak tomorrow, and the atmospheric setup driving that concern is serious enough that experienced storm chasers are already positioning for the event. A powerful warm front pushing through southern Minnesota into Wisconsin is creating the greatest corridor of tornado potential in…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Two separate severe weather corridors are taking shape for tomorrow across the United States — one well-defined and officially upgraded, the other conditional but worth watching closely as better moisture and instability build along a critical atmospheric boundary. The clearest and most urgent signal belongs to Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the Storm…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Tuesday is shaping up to be the most significant severe weather day of the spring season so far for Oklahoma, and the data behind that statement is carrying every major threat at once. Starting at 3 PM Tuesday and running through midnight, supercell thunderstorms are expected to fire across the state…

CHICAGO, IL — A severe weather setup with serious credentials is taking shape for Tuesday evening across northern Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin — and the data behind it is not subtle. A strong atmospheric cap that has been holding storms in check throughout Tuesday will break down between 4 and 6 PM, and when it…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Forecasters are raising serious concerns about tornado potential across two distinct regions of the United States today — and the atmospheric setup in both zones carries enough instability to produce strong to intense tornadoes if even one or two supercell thunderstorms can get organized in the right environment. The more immediately alarming…

KANSAS CITY, MO — The ground across a four-state corridor spanning northeastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, southwestern Iowa, and northwestern Missouri is already saturated — and more rain is on the way. A formal flash flood potential statement is now in effect for this region, warning that an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall is…

HARRISBURG, PA — A dangerous combination of gusty winds and critically dry air is pushing Pennsylvania into elevated wildfire spread territory this afternoon, and state forecasters are issuing a clear and direct message to every resident from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia: now is not the time for outdoor burning, and any source of sparks could have…

GRAND JUNCTION, CO — Thunderstorms are already delivering damaging conditions across Colorado’s western slope this afternoon, and the worst of the day is still ahead. Wind reports in the 40 to 60 mph range have already come in from Montrose, Meeker, and Glenwood Springs, hail has been confirmed on the east side of Grand Junction,…

OMAHA, NE — The tornado threat across Kansas and Nebraska has increased sharply this afternoon, and the atmospheric setup now in place is serious enough that forecasters are tracking the potential for a strong tornado before the evening is over. A remnant mesoscale convective vortex — a rotating low-pressure system that survives after a cluster…

ATLANTA, GA — Two separate but connected weather threats are converging on different corners of the United States this month — and taken together, they paint a picture of a country entering a dangerous stretch of spring weather that demands attention from millions of residents across the South, the Southeast, the Northeast, and the southern…

BALTIMORE, MD — Crack the windows open tonight, Maryland — because this comfortable chill may be the last one you feel for a while. A refreshingly cool night is settling across the Baltimore Metro, Washington D.C. corridor, and the broader Maryland region, with overnight lows dropping into the low to mid 40s from Frederick west…

UNITED STATES — A continuing active severe weather pattern is set to bring another round of dangerous thunderstorms on Wednesday, stretching from Dallas and Oklahoma City through Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Des Moines, and into Chicago as the storm system reloads across the Plains and Midwest. Storm Corridor Expands From Texas To Illinois…

UNITED STATES — A complex and highly conditional severe weather pattern is setting up across the central and southern Plains into the Midwest, with cities including Dallas, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, Chicago, and Milwaukee potentially facing isolated but intense thunderstorms between April 12 and April 14. Storm Setup Builds From Texas To Midwest With…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A concerning dry weather pattern is tightening its grip across the Mid-Atlantic, with cities like Washington D.C., Richmond, and Baltimore experiencing below-average rainfall and worsening drought conditions following an already dry March. Dry Spring Pattern Emerging Across Mid Atlantic Region Spring is typically known for bringing frequent rain and unsettled weather to…

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A powerful surge of unseasonably warm air is expected to push temperatures sharply higher across the Mid-Atlantic, with cities like Baltimore, Washington D.C., Richmond, and Philadelphia potentially nearing or even reaching 90 degrees next week, putting long-standing April records into focus. Record Level April Heat Possible Across Baltimore And Surrounding Cities Historical…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A major pattern shift across the United States is setting the stage for an early-season heatwave as a strong high-pressure ridge builds over the Eastern U.S., impacting major cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. while also cutting off rainfall across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic for at least 10 days. High…

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A powerful severe weather outbreak across the Plains and Midwest brought widespread destruction as 46 tornadoes touched down, including 10 significant EF2-strength tornadoes, impacting cities like Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and extending into Illinois with damaging hail and intense wind events. Widespread Tornado Outbreak Across Missouri And Illinois The event…

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA — A remarkably warm March across Pennsylvania, combined with above-normal rainfall north of Interstate 76, has accelerated the arrival of spring in cities like Pittsburgh, Erie, Scranton, and State College, with new forecasts confirming that this warm and wet pattern will continue into April. March Heat And Rainfall Patterns Set The Stage Across…

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK — A striking temperature contrast is setting up across the Northeast, with cities like Albany, Boston, and Burlington struggling in the 30s while New York City, Philadelphia, and Hartford climb into the 50s, creating a sharp north-to-south divide in Tuesday’s daytime highs. Cold Air Dominates Northern Cities Across New England…

DENVER, COLORADO — The latest SPC Day 1 Outlook is highlighting isolated thunderstorm activity across parts of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Florida, with cities including Denver, Cheyenne, Casper, Albuquerque, and Miami all positioned within areas where storms could develop through Tuesday into early Wednesday. Thunderstorm Risk Zones Expand Across Western And Southern U.S. According…

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A narrow but intense band of heavy snow is developing overnight across parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri, with cities including Omaha, Lincoln, Columbus, Wahoo, Atlantic, and Red Oak facing the highest risk for snowfall rates approaching or exceeding 1 inch per hour through early morning hours. Heavy Snow Band Targets Key…

MIAMI, FLORIDA — After weeks of extreme to exceptional drought conditions, a major shift in the weather pattern is bringing much-needed rainfall to cities including Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville, with widespread precipitation expected to intensify later this week and potentially introduce localized flooding concerns. Severe Drought Conditions Across Florida Begin To Ease For much…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A powerful second surge of cold Canadian air is set to sweep across the Midwest and Northeast, bringing a sharp temperature drop and a return of snow showers to cities including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Boston from Monday night into Tuesday. Cold Canadian Air Mass Targets Midwest And Great Lakes Cities…

MIAMI, FLORIDA — A dramatic weather pattern shift across Florida is now underway, with cities including Miami, Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville transitioning rapidly from severe drought conditions to a high-impact heavy rainfall event expected by Thursday, raising growing concerns about urban flooding and localized storm impacts. Drought Conditions Give Way To Rapid Moisture Surge Across…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Growing concern over drought conditions across the western United States is being reshaped by new attention to historical climate patterns, suggesting that cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Denver may be facing a long-term reality of recurring dry cycles rather than isolated events. Recent analysis of long-term data, including tree ring…

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — A round of widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms is moving across the mountains and foothills of North Carolina and South Carolina, impacting cities like Asheville, Greenville, and Charlotte this morning before gradually clearing out by the afternoon hours. This system, driven by a passing cold front, is expected to bring beneficial…

DES MOINES, IOWA — After a calm and pleasant Easter Sunday, a shift in weather is expected across southwest Iowa, where snow chances are increasing Monday night into Tuesday, particularly impacting cities like Des Moines, Atlantic, Creston, and Lamoni. Forecast data shows growing confidence in accumulating snowfall, although uncertainty remains regarding exact totals as the…

MIAMI, FLORIDA — A developing weather pattern is set to bring periods of heavy rainfall and gusty winds across South Florida from Tuesday through Thursday, with cities including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach facing the potential for urban flooding and hazardous coastal conditions. While this will not be a continuous rain event, forecasters…

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A developing narrow band of snow is expected to move across parts of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa early Tuesday morning, potentially creating slick road conditions for commuters in cities like Omaha, Lincoln, and Maryville before temperatures rise and conditions improve later in the day. Forecast data shows a 40–60% chance for…

DEFIANCE, OHIO — A confirmed EF1 tornado moved across Defiance, Ohio on Saturday afternoon, carving a clear path from the southwest side of the city near Clinton Street and the Auglaize River, before tracking northeast through downtown Defiance and eventually lifting near the Eagle Rock Golf Club. The tornado, which lasted only a few minutes,…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — After a stretch of much-needed rainfall across the Plains and Midwest, a valuable 3-day dry window is emerging through Wednesday, offering improved conditions for cities like Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis as the early planting season begins. Forecast data highlights this period as a critical opportunity for agricultural activity, especially as wetter…

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A powerful late-season winter storm is impacting parts of the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes, bringing heavy snowfall, dangerous icing, and hazardous travel conditions from cities like Minneapolis and Duluth to Green Bay and northern Michigan. Forecast data shows this system will continue through today, with significant impacts expected before…

AMARILLO, TEXAS — A stretch of sunny, dry, and warm weather is expected across the Texas Panhandle, including Amarillo, Lubbock, and Dalhart, through early next week, but forecast data shows a notable shift toward wetter and stormier conditions by mid to late week. Residents are being urged to remain cautious during this dry period, as…

DALLAS, TEXAS — A temporary lull in severe weather activity across the United States is expected over the next five days, but new forecast data shows a concerning uptick in storm potential developing by mid-April, especially for cities like Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Kansas City. Meteorological models indicate that while storm chances remain low in…

JACKSON, KENTUCKY — A cold front moving through eastern Kentucky is expected to trigger thunderstorms late this evening into the overnight hours, placing cities like Jackson, London, Pikeville, and Hazard under a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather. While the overall threat level remains low, some storms could intensify, bringing damaging wind…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A striking and unusual weather pattern is unfolding across the United States, where major Midwest cities like Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit are positioned for widespread heavy rainfall, while parts of the Southeast including Atlanta, Charlotte, and Raleigh appear locked in a developing dry pocket, creating what forecasters often call a precipitation…

TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — A midweek weather shift is expected across Northern California, with Trinity County, Weaverville, and nearby areas including Redding seeing a 15–20% chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into the evening, followed by lower storm chances continuing into Thursday and Friday. While the storm chances remain relatively low, conditions could still support isolated…

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms is in place across Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Laredo, and much of South Texas, with storms expected to develop from Saturday afternoon through early Sunday morning, bringing the potential for damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall. While the overall threat level…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A significant uptick in severe weather activity is being signaled across the central United States, with forecast models pointing toward a busy stretch of storms and possible tornadoes around April 13, impacting major cities including Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Little Rock, and surrounding regions. After a brief lull in storm activity, atmospheric…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — A temporary lull in tornado activity is expected across much of the United States, including major cities like Oklahoma City, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, and Topeka, as forecast models indicate a more inactive pattern over the next five days before severe weather risks ramp back up toward the end of next week…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A dramatic weather reversal is taking shape across Southern California, where cities like Los Angeles, Santa Clarita, and Moreno Valley are expected to transition from recent dry heat and fire-prone conditions to a wetter and potentially stormy pattern beginning late next week. Forecast data indicates that Thursday through Saturday could bring…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — Friday night’s severe weather outbreak across central and eastern Oklahoma is now being officially confirmed through storm surveys, with at least three tornadoes verified so far, including EF-1 damage in Shawnee and Little and an EF-0 tornado near Dale, as assessment teams continue reviewing additional damage across the metro. Initial findings…

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A warm and mostly dry stretch of weather is setting the tone across Nashville, Clarksville, Columbia, and surrounding Middle Tennessee areas, but attention is quickly turning to Saturday afternoon and night, when rain and thunderstorms are expected to move in ahead of a cooler Easter holiday period. Forecast data indicates that while…

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A significant cooldown is expected to settle across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest in the extended Week 2 forecast, with cities like Minneapolis, Fargo, Duluth, and surrounding regions likely to experience below-normal temperatures and repeated overnight freezing conditions. Forecast models indicate that this colder pattern could persist for several days, raising…

DODGE CITY, KANSAS — A notable shift in the extended weather pattern is setting up across southwest Kansas, where cities like Dodge City, Garden City, Liberal, and surrounding areas are expected to experience continued above-normal temperatures alongside increasing precipitation chances during the April 9 to April 13 period. Forecast guidance indicates a 50–60% probability that…

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLORIDA — A major traffic emergency has unfolded along Interstate 4 as authorities completely shut down eastbound lanes between Altamonte Springs and DeBary following the arrest of a driver connected to a possible explosive device inside a semi-truck. The situation has triggered immediate highway closures, ramp shutdowns, and severe delays exceeding 99 minutes,…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A rapidly evolving severe weather setup is taking shape across Missouri and Illinois as storms begin to bubble and intensify along a highly unstable warm frontal boundary. Key cities including St. Louis, Columbia, Quincy, Springfield, and Macomb are now entering a window where storm development could quickly become more robust within…

PEORIA, ILLINOIS — A dangerous weather setup is unfolding across Central Illinois this evening as a strengthening supercell near Peoria, Springfield, and Macomb shows increasing potential to produce a tornado in the near term. Meanwhile, a separate storm in Iowa continues to intensify and track north, highlighting a split severe weather scenario across the region….

UNITED STATES — A significant heavy precipitation threat is developing across the central United States between April 11 and April 17, with the highest risk centered over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and northwest Louisiana. Forecast data indicates that intense rainfall could lead to flash flooding and rising river levels, especially in areas that have…

UNITED STATES — A remarkable surge in nocturnal bird migration unfolded overnight as an estimated 100 million birds took flight across the Lower 48, moving primarily north and northeast through key regions including the Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley, Southeast, and Southern Plains. Data captured by radar-based tracking highlights one of the more active migration nights of…

ARKANSAS — A developing storm system across southern Arkansas and Oklahoma is expected to push eastward overnight into early Saturday, bringing rain, gusty winds, and isolated strong storms across much of the region. While the overall severe threat remains limited, some areas could still experience brief heavy downpours, lightning, and small hail as storms organize…

FLORIDA — Forecast models are increasingly pointing toward a developing weather system off the east coast of Florida next week, raising concerns about enhanced rainfall and gusty onshore winds, particularly along the Space Coast down through West Palm Beach. While still not fully locked in, ensemble data suggests a notable increase in rain potential during…

UNITED STATES — A newly released drought monitor map for late March 2026 is raising serious concerns, showing that nearly every state across the country is experiencing some level of drought conditions. From the Intermountain West to the Southern United States, widespread dryness is intensifying, signaling a troubling start to the spring season. Drought Conditions…

FLORIDA — A significant weather pattern change is expected across Florida next week, with increasing chances for showers, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and widespread cloud cover. Forecast data highlights Tuesday and Wednesday as the most active days, while a developing system offshore could further enhance rainfall and wind impacts along the Florida east coast. Stalled Front…

IOWA — Storm chasers are actively tracking a developing and intensifying thunderstorm across eastern Iowa, with a focus on areas near Kalona, Riverside, and Richmond. Real-time radar and lightning data indicate a highly electrified storm structure, raising concerns about strong storm dynamics and possible rotation as the system evolves. Storm Intensifies Near Kalona and Riverside…

UNITED STATES — Long-range weather models are beginning to highlight a potential return of storm activity around April 10, with signals pointing toward the Midwest and Great Lakes region as a key area to watch. While the setup is not yet locked in, early indicators suggest a more active pattern could develop, bringing renewed chances…

CALIFORNIA — A recent storm system brought uneven rainfall across Southern California, with most areas seeing little to no measurable precipitation, while Ventura County and higher elevations in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties received the most notable totals. The system’s limited reach highlights ongoing dryness across much of the region as temperatures are now…

MISSOURI — A developing weather setup across northern Missouri is drawing increasing attention as storm development attempts to organize within a favorable environment, raising concerns for a potential tornado threat into the evening hours. Areas across central and northern Missouri, including regions north of St. Louis, are being closely monitored as atmospheric conditions continue to…

COLORADO, WYOMING — A passing cold front is bringing increasing lift and instability across Colorado and Wyoming, leading to scattered rain showers, isolated thunderstorms, and even high-elevation snow across northern areas. Cities including Denver, Fort Collins, Cheyenne, and Casper are seeing developing precipitation as the system moves through the region. Cold Front Drives Expanding Showers…

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN — A line of strong thunderstorms is pushing southeast from the Chicago area late this evening, with storms extending from Milwaukee through Chicago down toward Peoria and St. Louis, and continuing into parts of Indiana and Michigan. Current radar trends show the system gradually weakening, but a few stronger storms are still…

WISCONSIN — A highly unusual and volatile weather setup is unfolding across Wisconsin, where residents are facing a rare combination of a morning ice storm warning followed by an afternoon tornado risk. The most closely watched areas include Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara, and Shawano Counties, where conditions are expected to shift rapidly throughout the day. Morning…

INDIANA, MICHIGAN — A developing severe weather setup is drawing attention to northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, where conditions this afternoon are becoming increasingly favorable for tornado development and damaging winds. While the broader severe threat spans parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin, this region near South Bend, Benton Harbor, and the Lake Michigan…

TEXAS — A major rainfall event is expected to unfold across the central United States, with a high risk of heavy precipitation across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and northwest Louisiana from April 10 to April 11, followed by a broader zone of moderate rainfall risk extending into Illinois, Indiana, and the Great Lakes region…

WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE — A classic cold air wedge pattern has taken hold across the Mid-Atlantic, locking in unusually cool temperatures across Washington DC, northern Virginia, and Maryland, while nearby regions just to the south and west experience much warmer spring conditions. The result is a sharp temperature divide of more than 30…

ILLINOIS — Severe storms are rapidly intensifying across the Midwest this evening, with a growing line of thunderstorms stretching from eastern Iowa through northern Illinois into Indiana and southern Wisconsin. The primary threat is shifting toward damaging winds, but a couple of tornadoes remain possible, especially in areas near Chicago, Rockford, and surrounding communities. Storm…

ILLINOIS — Residents across northern and central Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa are being placed on alert as a regional severe weather threat is expected to intensify Thursday afternoon and evening, with conditions favoring tornado development across a large portion of the Midwest. The most concerning area includes locations along and west of Interstate…

MICHIGAN — A developing severe weather pattern is expected to bring multiple rounds of thunderstorms across Michigan Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night, with the greatest concern centered on damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and heavy rainfall. The threat window spans from approximately 4 PM through 2 AM, covering a large portion of the state including…

OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, TEXAS — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued Tornado Watch 86, covering large portions of western and central Oklahoma, southern Kansas, and western North Texas, as a dangerous severe weather setup begins to unfold. The watch remains in effect from 4:40 PM until Midnight CDT, with multiple hazards expected to develop as…

OHIO — Two newly confirmed tornadoes across Defiance County near Hicksville and Wayne County near Apple Creek have pushed Ohio’s 2026 tornado total to eight, marking a notable rise in early-season severe weather activity. The confirmations come after surveys identified damage patterns consistent with tornado tracks during Tuesday evening’s storms. Confirmed Tornadoes in Hicksville and…

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN — A developing Day 2 severe weather outlook is placing the Midwest and Great Lakes region, including Chicago, under increasing concern as forecast models highlight a growing tornado risk corridor stretching from Illinois into Indiana and Michigan. Current projections suggest that conditions may continue to intensify, with the potential for an upgrade…

OKLAHOMA, TEXAS — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Mesoscale Discussion highlighting a rapidly increasing tornado threat across southwestern Oklahoma and northern Texas, particularly near Childress, Texas, and Elk City, Oklahoma. This update comes within Tornado Watch 86, as storms begin organizing and strengthening in an increasingly volatile environment. Storms Intensifying Near Childress…

UNITED STATES — A newly released 14-day precipitation outlook is raising concerns across the Carolinas and the broader Southeast, where below-normal rainfall is expected to dominate through mid-April. Meanwhile, regions across the Midwest, including Chicago and St. Louis, are forecast to experience closer to normal precipitation levels, highlighting a sharp divide in weather patterns across…

ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, INDIANA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN — Updated TORCON values are signaling a significant escalation in severe weather potential across the Midwest, with tomorrow’s outlook showing a TORCON 5 zone centered over Illinois, including areas near Chicago and Peoria. This level indicates a heightened probability of tornado development as a dynamic storm system moves through the…

ILLINOIS, IOWA, WISCONSIN — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has upgraded the severe weather outlook for Thursday, April 2, placing a large portion of the Midwest under an Enhanced Risk, signaling a heightened threat for strong tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail. This upgrade reflects increasing confidence in a volatile setup capable of producing fast-moving…

ILLINOIS, IOWA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN — A developing severe weather setup is raising concerns across the Midwest and Corn Belt this Thursday, with tornadoes expected to be a primary hazard, including the potential for an isolated significant EF2+ tornado. The setup centers around a lifting warm front, increasing humidity, and strong wind dynamics that could support…

UNITED STATES — A shifting mid-April weather pattern is expected to bring above-normal rainfall across the Southern Plains and parts of the Midwest, while a concerning trend emerges across the western Plains, where conditions may turn increasingly dry over the next two weeks. Forecast models highlight a stark divide in precipitation, with some regions receiving…

NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA — A powerful late-season winter system is set to deliver significant snowfall across the Northern Plains, with the heaviest accumulation expected from central North Dakota into eastern regions near Minnesota between Friday morning and early Saturday. Forecast data shows snow totals exceeding 10 inches in some areas, creating potentially dangerous travel conditions…

CLEVELAND, OH — A Tornado Warning is in effect right now for one of the most densely populated corridors in Ohio — and residents across Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, and Mentor have minutes, not hours, to act. The warning, issued by the National Weather Service, is valid until 6:15 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 31,…

CHICAGO, IL — Three months into 2026 and the numbers are already telling a story that anyone living between the Mississippi River and the East Coast can feel in their bones: this year has been relentlessly active for severe weather, and the data now confirms it in black and white. The Midwest and eastern United…

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The severe weather is done — but the danger is not over. As the last of Tuesday evening’s severe thunderstorms push out of Ohio, a new and potentially more insidious threat is already organizing across Illinois and Indiana: a converging mass of heavy rain and general thunderstorms tracking eastward through the overnight…

DES MOINES, IA — It is the scenario that experienced Midwest storm chasers and forecasters dread most — a setup that had all the ingredients for a significant severe weather day, now being quietly undermined before most people have even had their morning coffee. Early morning thunderstorm activity on Thursday is carving directly into the…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The national severe weather outlook just got more serious. The Storm Prediction Center has officially upgraded western Oklahoma, southern Kansas, and northwest Texas to an Enhanced Risk — Level 3 on the five-tier national scale — with the primary driver being an extreme hail threat that forecasters are describing as gorilla…

KANSAS CITY, MO — The central United States is entering one of the most active severe weather stretches of the young spring season, with back-to-back high-probability storm corridors locked into the eight-day outlook and model data showing the kind of agreement that forecasters pay close attention to — two independent atmospheric models both flagging the…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A significant severe weather day is locked in for Wednesday, April 1 across the southern and central Plains, as a powerful storm system pushes an Enhanced Risk — the third-highest category on the national severe weather scale — directly over portions of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, threatening millions of residents with…

DALLAS, TX — After years of punishing heat and drought cycles, the atmospheric signals now lining up for Texas and the Southern Plains are painting a picture that forecasters rarely get to describe for this region: a summer that may actually bring meaningful, sustained rainfall and temperatures that stay below the brutal extremes residents have…

FAIRBANKS, AK — History was made in Fairbanks, Alaska — and it was made in the most brutal way possible. The numbers are now official, and the 2025-26 winter season has been confirmed as the all-time coldest December through March on record for one of America’s most extreme cold-weather cities, surpassing every season in a…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A wall of violent weather is bearing down on Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon, and forecasters are calling it the most significant severe weather threat the state has seen since early March — a system loaded with every ingredient needed to produce tornadoes, baseball-sized hail, and hurricane-force wind gusts across millions of people…

SPRINGFIELD, IL — The skies over central Illinois and eastern Missouri are about to get very dangerous — and the atmospheric data building ahead of Thursday’s storm system leaves little room for reassurance. A severe weather outbreak is taking shape across the central United States, with conditions aligned to support rotating thunderstorms capable of producing…

DES MOINES, IA — After one of the most active and wet early April stretches in recent memory across the central United States, the latest long-range precipitation data is now showing something that farmers, field workers and outdoor planners across the Midwest have been waiting for — a brief but meaningful dry window opening around…

CHICAGO, IL — Thursday April 2nd is shaping up to be one of the most significant severe weather days the Midwest has seen this spring — and the latest outlook update issued March 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM ET is now placing a Slight Risk zone directly over Chicago, Milwaukee, Des Moines, Springfield IL and…

CHICAGO, IL — Today is a severe weather day across the Midwest and Great Lakes region — and the Storm Prediction Center has made it official. A Slight Risk of severe weather, rated Level 2 out of 5, is in effect for Tuesday March 31, 2026 across a broad corridor covering Chicago, Detroit, Fort Wayne,…

KANSAS CITY, MO — This is no longer a single-day severe weather event to watch. What is now taking shape across the central United States is a four-day, multi-system severe weather outbreak stretching from Wednesday through Saturday — and the corridor running from Oklahoma and Kansas northeastward through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and into Michigan is…

DENVER, CO — The western United States has been baking through a historic heat wave for most of March — and the pattern change that forecasters have been watching for is now finally arriving. By Tuesday April 1st, a dramatically different atmospheric setup will take hold across the West, delivering much cooler temperatures and meaningful…

DALLAS, TX — The drought map released by the Climate Prediction Center on March 30, 2026 is one of the most alarming drought pictures the continental United States has seen in years — and the meteorologist who analyzed it put it plainly: conditions this severe are difficult to recall in recent memory. From the Pacific…

CHICAGO, IL — Thursday’s severe weather threat just got its clearest picture yet — and the red oval now drawn across the map covering Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and southern Michigan is not a preliminary signal anymore. It is a confirmed, data-backed severe weather watch area that puts millions of people across the Midwest on…

BISMARCK, ND — While the central Plains are tracking severe thunderstorms and the Southeast is watching flood-producing rainfall, the northern tier of the United States is dealing with a completely different weather reality — and it has no intention of letting go of winter quietly. The latest long-range snow forecast through April 14, 2026 is…

WICHITA, KS — Friday April 3rd is now close enough that the atmospheric picture is starting to come into clearer focus — and what it is showing for the Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri corridor is a scattered severe weather day with multiple threats. An elongated low pressure system stretching from the Texas Panhandle all the…

DES MOINES, IA — Thursday April 2nd is quietly emerging as a severe weather day to watch across the Midwest — and the latest high-resolution model data is now specific enough to draw a clear picture of where the greatest storm potential exists. Iowa, Missouri and Illinois are the three states most directly in the…

KANSAS CITY, MO — Three consecutive days of severe weather potential are now on the table across the central Plains — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — and that kind of back-to-back-to-back severe weather stretch is exactly the kind of pattern that storms chasers and meteorologists track very closely. But there is a critical piece of…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Wednesday night is not going to be quiet across the southern Plains. A potentially significant squall line is expected to push through North Texas, Oklahoma and southern Kansas during the overnight hours of April 1 into early April 2 — and the detailed forecast for this event is now specific enough…

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The eastern United States is about to get soaked — and the satellite imagery captured Sunday morning shows exactly why. A broad area of Atlantic moisture is visibly shifting westward from the central Atlantic into the southwestern Atlantic, where it is linking up with a developing onshore flow pattern along Florida’s…

WICHITA, KS — The forecast for Friday April 3rd just took a significant step forward — and the direction it stepped is one that residents across Kansas and Oklahoma need to take seriously right now. Model agreement on the April 3rd severe weather setup is slowly but clearly beginning to materialize, with both major global…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — March 2026 is not just ending — it is going out as the most remarkable March in San Francisco’s entire recorded weather history. With only days left in the month, San Francisco Downtown has already locked in a monthly mean average temperature of 62.3°F — a number that does not just…

MIAMI, FL — A major climate shift is quietly accelerating in the Pacific Ocean — and Florida is going to feel it more than almost any other state in the country. The latest official NOAA data is showing a rapid transition toward El Niño conditions, with probabilities climbing steeply through the summer and fall of…

CHICAGO, IL — Tuesday’s severe weather event is not waiting around. As of 2:00 PM EDT on March 31st, the latest high-resolution model data is showing active storm cells already firing along the Chicago to Detroit corridor — with a low pressure center tracking at 999 mb near Milwaukee driving the entire system northeast through…

CHARLOTTE, NC — Spring may be on the calendar — but this morning’s thermometers across the Charlotte metro and the greater Carolina Piedmont did not get the memo. A light freeze and frost settled across the region overnight, sending temperatures into the upper 20s and low 30s at dozens of monitoring stations from Gastonia to…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Friday April 3rd has been getting all the attention — but the latest probability data is now telling a different story. Wednesday April 1st and Thursday April 2nd are both showing higher tornado probabilities than Friday across specific areas of the central United States. Two separate and distinct tornado threat bullseyes…

CHICAGO, IL — The severe weather threat for Tuesday just got upgraded — and if you live anywhere near Chicago, Detroit or Cleveland, this is the alert you need to see right now. The Storm Prediction Center has officially added a Slight Risk of severe weather to Tuesday’s forecast for a core zone covering the…

WICHITA, KS — The April 3rd severe weather signal just got significantly stronger. What was being watched as a potential significant severe weather day just days ago is now supported by explosive atmospheric fuel readings that are raising the stakes considerably for residents across Kansas and Oklahoma. The latest model data is now forecasting surface…

SEATTLE, WA — A developing storm system is already showing up on satellite imagery over western Washington this morning — and what it brings over the next 48 hours is a layered weather story that touches everything from rain and breezy winds today, to isolated thunderstorm potential this afternoon, to dropping snow levels tonight, to…

DALLAS, TX — After a stretch of dry and warm weather, North and Central Texas is heading into one of its most active weather weeks of the spring season. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has officially issued its midweek pattern outlook — and the message is clear. Starting late Tuesday and running all…

ATLANTA, GA — The severe weather season is not coming. It is already here — and it has been here since January. A stunning visualization of every Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued across the United States from January 1 through March 27, 2026 reveals something that should put every resident from Texas to New York on…

DETROIT, MI — Tuesday is shaping up to be a day worth watching closely across a broad stretch of the eastern United States. Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon through evening hours across a corridor covering multiple states from the southern Plains all the way northeast into the Great Lakes and Pennsylvania. For residents across…

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — There is a storm pattern being circulated across social media right now for next Sunday, April 5th — and it looks dramatic. A deep, intense upper-level low parked over the southwestern Plains with massive negative height anomalies screaming severe weather potential across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It is the kind of…

KANSAS CITY, MO — The first week of April is shaping up to be one of the most meteorologically active stretches the central United States has seen to open a spring season in years — and the atmosphere is not done building its case. Beyond the April 3rd setup already being watched closely across Kansas…

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A warm and unstable airmass is moving into Michigan this weekend — and by late Monday night into Tuesday morning, southern and central Michigan will be dealing with more than just ordinary spring rain. The latest atmospheric analysis is flagging a strong to severe storm threat for a significant portion of…

WICHITA, KS — The atmosphere is starting to make up its mind about April 3rd — and what it is pointing toward across the central Plains is a setup that demands full attention from anyone living between Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Growing model agreement is now locking in on a shortwave energy ejection into the…

TEXAS, OKLAHOMA — Forecast models are increasingly pointing toward a potential severe weather setup on April 3, with a developing system expected to impact parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Early signals suggest this could evolve into a classic Tornado Alley pattern, though uncertainty remains as different models continue to show varying levels of…

KANSAS CITY, MO — Spring is not asking for permission this year. Across Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, the atmosphere is already assembling the ingredients for what could be one of the most active severe weather stretches the central United States has seen to open an April in recent memory. Multiple storm systems. Back-to-back chances….

DENVER, CO — The numbers coming out of the Upper Colorado River Basin right now are not just alarming — they are historically unprecedented. As of March 28, 2026, the snowpack across 130 monitoring sites in the Upper Colorado Basin has fallen to the 0th percentile of all years on record. Not the bottom 10…

NASHVILLE, TN — April is not even here yet and the models are already building a case for one of the wettest opening weeks of spring the Southeast has seen in years. Starting Monday night and running all the way through the following Sunday, three separate storm systems are lined up to march across the…

DODGE CITY, KS — Before the first giant hailstone falls this spring, the data already knows where it is most likely to land. The National Weather Service office in Dodge City, Kansas has released a comprehensive Giant Hail Climatology map covering 24 years of reports from 2000 through 2024 — and the picture it paints…

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…

TEXAS — A significant heavy rainfall and thunderstorm pattern is expected to develop between April 4 and April 10, 2026, stretching from the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley northeast into the Midwest and Great Lakes region. Forecast models indicate that a low-pressure system combined with strong Gulf moisture will drive this widespread precipitation event….

UNITED STATES — A massive stretch of Red Flag Warnings has been issued across multiple states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, signaling a dangerous and widespread increase in wildfire risk. The warning zone spans a significant portion of the central and western United States, highlighting critical fire weather conditions driven…

CALIFORNIA — A new round of forecast data shows that Southern California, including Los Angeles, San Diego, and surrounding coastal and valley regions, is unlikely to see significant rainfall from an upcoming storm system next week. Instead, meteorologists indicate that most of the moisture and storm dynamics will shift north, leaving the region with only…

MISSOURI, ILLINOIS — A historic surge of unseasonable heat has rewritten the record books across parts of the Midwest, with St. Louis, Columbia, and Quincy all reporting all-time or near all-time March temperature records. The latest data shows that March 2026 is now among the warmest ever recorded, with multiple entries dominating the top 10…

ILLINOIS — A powerful hail-producing storm cell is currently tracking across central Illinois, targeting communities along the I-57 corridor, including Shelbyville, Windsor, Gays, Paradise, Mattoon, and Neoga. Radar imagery shows an intense core capable of producing hail larger than quarters, with the most severe impacts expected as the storm continues moving southeast. Residents in these…

UNITED STATES — A major temperature shift across the Southern and Eastern United States is signaling an early arrival of summer-like warmth as April begins. According to the latest 6–10 day temperature outlook valid April 1–5, 2026, a broad region stretching from Texas and Oklahoma through Georgia, the Carolinas, and up into the Mid-Atlantic is…

OHIO, INDIANA — A dangerous supercell thunderstorm is pushing into western Ohio from eastern Indiana this evening, initially producing large hail but showing signs of entering a more supportive environment for tornado development over the next several hours. The storm, already well-organized, is being closely monitored as it moves through communities near the Ohio-Indiana border,…

UTAH — After weeks of dry conditions, Salt Lake City and St. George are finally expected to see measurable precipitation as an active weather pattern develops across Utah and parts of Nevada next week. The long-standing dry stretch—lasting nearly three weeks in Salt Lake City and over a month in St. George—may soon come to…

UNITED STATES — A newly highlighted visual analysis of state tourism board logos reveals how California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New York, and dozens of other states use distinct typography to shape their public image and attract visitors. The map showcases the fonts and design styles used across the country, offering insight into how branding plays…

GEORGIA — A rapidly intensifying drought across Georgia is raising serious concerns as new data shows nearly 80 percent of the state is now experiencing at least severe drought conditions, marking one of the most significant dry spells in almost a decade. The latest update highlights expanding areas of extreme and exceptional drought, particularly across…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A dramatic temperature plunge of nearly 50 degrees is set to impact Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, as a powerful cold front moves through the region from Thursday afternoon into Friday night. After highs reach the upper 70s to near 80°F Thursday, temperatures will steadily fall through Friday, eventually dropping into the…

OKLAHOMA — A historic heat surge across Oklahoma has rewritten the record books, as Beaver reached 105°F, breaking the previous all-time statewide March high of 104°F set in Frederick in 1971. At the same time, Slapout recorded 104°F, tying the long-standing record and marking one of the most extreme early-season heat events ever observed in…

CALIFORNIA — A pair of incoming storm systems is expected to bring a wetter and colder pattern to California, with 1 to 3 feet of snow forecast across the Sierra Nevada mountains between March 31 and April 2. Latest model trends show increasing confidence in heavy precipitation and significant snowfall, particularly across higher elevations. This…

ILLINOIS — A significant severe weather event is expected to unfold Thursday across parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, with the Chicago region positioned near the northern edge of an enhanced (Level 3) risk area. The primary threats include damaging winds and large hail, though a tornado threat may also develop under the right conditions….

CALIFORNIA — A newly circulated population map highlights how California’s nearly 40 million residents are distributed across key regions, showing that the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, and San Diego area each account for roughly a quarter of the state’s population, with the remaining population spread across the rest of the state. The…

ILLINOIS — A narrow corridor of enhanced tornado potential is being monitored for Thursday evening across parts of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, as storms developing near the Chicago, Illinois region move eastward into a more favorable environment. While the overall risk remains uncertain, conditions could briefly support all severe weather hazards if storms organize…

ILLINOIS — An enhanced risk for severe weather has been issued for parts of northern and central Illinois, including Will and Kendall Counties, as storms are expected to develop Thursday afternoon and continue into the evening. The Chicago region sits within a zone where storms could bring heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, damaging winds, and large…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Another strong cold front is set to move through early Friday across Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland, marking the fourth major frontal passage in just two weeks. Temperatures will fall sharply from mid-70s Thursday afternoon to the low and mid-50s Friday, with rain expected along the front and near-freezing conditions possible by…

ILLINOIS — A Level 3 severe weather risk has been issued for Thursday across Illinois, Indiana, and western Ohio, placing the Chicago region in a corridor where supercells could produce large hail exceeding 2 inches before transitioning into damaging wind storms by evening. Forecast data shows storms developing during the late afternoon hours, with conditions…

UNITED STATES — A developing upper-level weather pattern shift is setting the stage for a prolonged period of severe weather potential as the country transitions into April, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio positioned in a favorable zone for repeated storm activity. The Chicago, Illinois region sits directly within this corridor, where multiple systems could…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A powerful cold front is expected to sweep across the region Thursday, bringing a dramatic 30 to 40 degree temperature drop across parts of Illinois, Indiana, and southern Michigan. Ahead of the front, temperatures are forecast to surge into the 80s and low 90s, only to fall sharply into the 40s and…

UNITED STATES — A significant warm air surge is expected to expand across much of the country during the first week of April, setting the stage for a multi-day stretch of severe storms across the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley. Forecast data highlights widespread above-normal temperatures, with the strongest heat anomalies centered over the central…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Tornado probabilities have increased for Thursday across parts of the Midwest, with Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan now under a growing risk zone as supercells are expected to develop late afternoon and move southeast. Forecast data shows storms forming near southern Lower Michigan around 4–5 PM, tracking toward northern Indiana and the Chicago…

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — After weeks of unseasonably hot temperatures, relief is finally on the horizon for Southern California as cooler Pacific air moves in and temperatures trend back toward seasonal averages by the start of April. Forecast guidance for the March 30 through April 3 window shows a notable shift in the overall weather pattern,…

SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, WYOMING, OKLAHOMA — Fire weather conditions are once again intensifying across the Central Plains, with Red Flag Warnings in effect across portions of western South Dakota, western and central Nebraska, and southeastern Wyoming, while a Fire Weather Watch has been issued for parts of Oklahoma. The warnings and watches highlight a multi-day…

COLORADO — Snow cover across Colorado has been running at record low levels since January 14, 2026, marking the lowest total snow cover area in the 26-year satellite record for this point in the season. New data as of March 23, 2026 shows significantly reduced snow coverage across much of the state compared to historical…

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…

OKLAHOMA — Large portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle have now gone nearly four months without what many would consider a “good rain,” with some locations approaching 120 consecutive days without receiving at least a quarter-inch of rainfall in a single day. The latest Mesonet data tracking consecutive days with less than 0.25 inches of rain…

COLORADO — After a relatively quiet stretch, the longer-range outlook is signaling a shift toward a wetter pattern across Colorado, with increasing mountain snow potential and possible rain chances for Denver over the next 8 to 14 days. The latest precipitation outlook highlights much of Colorado within a zone trending wetter than average as the…

OHIO VALLEY AND GREAT LAKES — Temperatures are forecast to fall below freezing across much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and parts of Michigan early Tuesday morning, delivering a widespread cold snap that serves as a reminder winter-like air can still return in late March. Air temperature projections for 8 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. CT…

CENTRAL FLORIDA — A cold front sliding south from the north is expected to move through Central Florida Tuesday afternoon into the evening, bringing a corridor of showers and thunderstorms that could turn locally strong or even severe in isolated spots. Forecast guidance shows storm development increasing after 1 p.m., with the greatest impact zone…

MIDWEST — A series of storm systems is lining up to impact Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan from late March into the first week of April, bringing multiple rounds of rain and the potential for severe weather across the region. Forecast model snapshots show an active pattern unfolding between March 26 and April 5, with…

NEW MEXICO — What should be the climatological peak of snowpack in New Mexico is instead marking one of the lowest points on record. March 23 typically represents the average peak of snowpack across the state. However, data from the state’s Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) analysis shows that the 2025–2026 snow season peaked early —…

ILLINOIS — Spring is not just arriving early across the Midwest — in many places, it is surging ahead by weeks. New data from the National Phenology Network’s Spring Leaf Index Anomaly map, dated March 23, 2026, shows much of the western and central United States experiencing significantly earlier-than-normal greening. Large portions of Illinois, Missouri,…

UNITED STATES — An extraordinary and historic March heat wave has swept across the western and central United States, rewriting temperature records in at least 14 states and pushing some locations into triple-digit territory rarely seen this early in the year. Between March 17 and March 21, 2026, hundreds of cities either tied or broke…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A more concerning severe weather signal is now emerging for Thursday, March 26, 2026, as a Day 4 Slight Risk has been introduced from Missouri through Illinois, Indiana and into Ohio. The updated outlook expands the previous risk area and reflects increasing confidence that the environment may support organized severe thunderstorms across…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Parts of the Midwest, including Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and southern Michigan, are now outlined in a 15 percent severe weather risk for Thursday, March 26, 2026, as a sagging cold front moves through the region. The Storm Prediction Center’s Day 4 outlook highlights a corridor stretching from central Missouri through central Illinois…

CALIFORNIA — After another week dominated by Southern California heat, a noticeable pattern change is taking shape for the first week of April, with rain chances increasing across parts of the state and into Texas. The latest 8–14 day precipitation outlook, valid March 31 through April 6, 2026, signals a shift toward wetter conditions in…

UNITED STATES — After a relatively drier stretch this week in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes, forecast models indicate that next week will ramp back up with increasing rainfall and continued above-normal warmth across much of the central United States. Ensemble guidance for the Day 8–15 period shows a broad zone of wetter-than-average…

MICHIGAN — No major severe weather or widespread winter storm is anticipated across Michigan this upcoming week, but forecasters are closely monitoring Thursday as models hint at developing instability just to the south. Current projections show the more active weather pattern focusing across Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana and southern Ohio, while most of Michigan remains…

RENO, NEVADA — Even as temperatures across parts of the West were described as “slightly milder” compared to recent extremes, the record-breaking streak continued Saturday as Reno, Nevada and South Lake Tahoe, California both posted the warmest March 21 temperatures on record. At Reno-Tahoe International Airport, the high temperature climbed to 81 degrees, surpassing the…

UNITED STATES — A long-range, multi-day threat for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms is now emerging for April 1 through April 5, 2026, with parts of the Midwest, Mid-South and Lower Ohio Valley increasingly in focus. Forecast data initialized Sunday morning (March 22) highlights a broad corridor of concern stretching from the Southern Plains into the…

UNITED STATES — From sudden temperature drops in Texas to days of steady rain in the Carolinas and powerful storm systems sweeping across the Midwest, weather fronts are often the invisible lines driving dramatic shifts in the atmosphere. When two air masses of different temperature and humidity collide, the boundary between them is called a…

UNITED STATES — March 2026 is now on track to become the hottest March ever recorded across the United States, with national temperatures averaging nearly 8 degrees above normal — an extraordinary anomaly for early spring. And despite a strong cold front sweeping across parts of the country this week, long-range outlooks show the brutal,…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Meteor hunters across northwest Houston now have a clearer target area after a NASA-backed analysis mapped where meteorite fragments may have landed following Saturday’s dramatic fireball and sonic boom. The meteor, estimated to be about 3 feet across and weighing roughly 2,000 pounds, entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 35,000 mph before exploding…

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — A line of strong thunderstorms that swept across parts of Kentucky late Saturday night into early Sunday morning ultimately failed to reach severe levels, easing concerns across Lexington, Louisville, and surrounding communities. As of the 12:30 a.m. Eastern radar update, meteorologists indicated this would likely be the final update for the event,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A strong cold front is set to sweep through the Mid-Atlantic this evening into tonight, bringing showers and thunderstorms to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., and northern Virginia — with the greatest severe threat focused near the Pennsylvania/Maryland state line. Forecasters warn that some storms could become severe, with large hail and damaging…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Nearly all of the snow that piled up across Utah’s mountains in February and March — including close to 100 inches in the Cottonwoods — is vanishing under a surge of record, June-like heat that has rapidly erased much of the state’s snowpack. New statewide snow water equivalent data shows…

BOISE, IDAHO — Idaho is in for a classic spring weather rollercoaster this week, with unseasonably warm temperatures peaking Tuesday before a cold front sweeps through late Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing breezy winds and mountain showers. Forecasters describe the pattern as “whiplash weather,” with temperatures running well above normal before dropping behind the front. Tuesday:…

UNITED STATES — The footprint of historic March heat expanded dramatically over the past week, intensifying across the Plains and stretching as far east as Tennessee, with dozens of cities tying or setting new monthly high temperature records between March 17 and March 21. Data compiled from select reporting stations shows a broad swath of…

GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe thunderstorms is in place today across parts of Upstate South Carolina, western North Carolina, and northeast Georgia, with forecasters warning that a few storms could become severe if conditions evolve favorably this afternoon. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg indicates thunderstorms are…

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A potential pattern shift may be on the horizon for Central Texas as the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) continues to highlight a wetter-than-normal trend developing in early April. The latest 8–14 day rainfall outlook for March 29 through April 4 shows a broad swath of above-normal precipitation probabilities stretching across Central and…

DENVER, COLORADO — Colorado is on the verge of experiencing what forecasters are calling the hottest March day on record, with temperatures soaring into the upper 80s and lower 90s across the plains and along the I-25 corridor. The National Weather Service in Denver/Boulder warns that nearly all locations across eastern Colorado are expected to…

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA — Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and sweep across Pennsylvania on Sunday, with the greatest threat unfolding from the afternoon into the evening hours. The National Weather Service indicates that one or more rounds of thunderstorms will form along and ahead of an approaching cold front, bringing the potential for damaging…

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A piece of weather history fell at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP) as the temperature climbed to 77°F, breaking the longstanding daily record of 76°F set in 1938. The new high officially surpasses a mark that stood for nearly nine decades, underscoring the unusual warmth gripping parts of Minnesota. A Record Nearly…

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — California is not only enduring unusual warmth on land — the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast is now in the grip of a powerful marine heatwave, classified as Category 3 and locally reaching Category 4 intensity. New sea surface temperature anomaly data shows widespread ocean temperatures running dramatically above…

LUBBOCK, TEXAS — West Texas is experiencing a stunning surge of record-breaking heat, with many stations climbing to or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit — temperatures rarely, if ever, observed this early in the calendar year. Data from the West Texas Mesonet shows widespread triple-digit highs across the region as of Saturday evening, with much of…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — Severe thunderstorms are possible late Sunday afternoon and evening across portions of eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and northeastern Maryland, with the greatest concern centered on the Philadelphia metro region and surrounding communities. The National Weather Service highlights a corridor including Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, Wilmington, Trenton, Princeton, Newton, and portions of central…

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA — A fairly robust hail threat is taking shape across parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, with a corridor from central Ohio through western Pennsylvania into West Virginia and western Maryland highlighted for the greatest potential of 2-inch or larger hailstones Sunday afternoon and evening. High-resolution model guidance indicates that supercells and storm…

WILMINGTON, OHIO — Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop Sunday across portions of southwest and central Ohio, with the National Weather Service in Wilmington highlighting Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Wilmington, Chillicothe, and Portsmouth within the primary threat zone. Forecasters indicate no major changes in thinking regarding the setup. The main concern remains large hail during the…

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — As record-breaking heat continues across New Mexico, another striking statistic is emerging: the UV index is forecast to reach extreme levels, tying values typically seen in Miami, Florida at solar noon. According to the latest UV index forecast valid for midday March 21, much of New Mexico is expected to register…

HONOLULU, HAWAII — A powerful Kona Low has drenched the Hawaiian Islands with extreme rainfall totals, with multiple locations across Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island reporting 10 inches or more of rain over the past several days. Rainfall data released by the National Weather Service in Honolulu shows widespread double-digit totals,…

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA — A striking satellite comparison between March 2025 and this spring reveals a dramatic and troubling shift across California and western Nevada, with the Sierra Nevada snowpack appearing significantly reduced compared to the same time last year. Imagery highlighting cities such as Redding, Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield, Reno, and Los Angeles shows…

DENVER, COLORADO — An extraordinary and potentially historic heat event is unfolding across Colorado, where multiple cities along the Front Range are forecast to shatter all-time March temperature records in dramatic fashion. Forecast highs for Saturday show Denver near 91°F, Fort Collins around 90°F, and Pueblo soaring to 95°F, with additional 90-degree readings possible in…

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Severe weather is likely to develop Sunday afternoon and evening across portions of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, provided the atmospheric cap erodes as forecast. Meteorologists indicate that damaging winds and large hail are the most probable hazards, though a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out, particularly if any storms…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States experienced a staggering +21°F national temperature anomaly on March 20, 2026, compared to the 1991–2020 climate baseline, an extraordinary departure from normal conditions for early spring. Real-time temperature anomaly data shows widespread warmth saturating nearly every region of the country, with record highs either tied or broken from California…

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A sneaky and highly localized northwest flow severe setup is developing for Saturday evening, March 21, 2026, across parts of North Carolina and South Carolina. While forecast coverage remains limited — potentially just one or two storms — meteorologists warn that any storm that forms could evolve into a supercell capable…

DALLAS, TEXAS — Forecast models are showing encouraging rainfall trends for portions of the Central United States heading into early April, particularly across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, where recent dry stretches have raised concerns. Ensemble guidance suggests above-normal precipitation between late March and early April, though confidence remains lower across parts of the Northwest Plains….

NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA — Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are in place across portions of the northern and central High Plains, with the most dangerous conditions centered on Nebraska, South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, and northeastern Colorado through Saturday. Forecasters warn that very low relative humidity, combined with strong downslope winds off the Rockies, could…

DENVER, COLORADO — Nearly every major city across Colorado is tying or breaking its existing March record high temperatures, as an extraordinary early-season heat surge spreads across the state and much of the Western United States. Cities including Denver, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver International Airport (DIA), Fort Collins, Pueblo, Greeley, Akron, Colorado Springs, Aspen, Leadville, Gunnison,…

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has outlined a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather on Sunday, March 22, focusing on areas along and just north of the Ohio River. The highlighted corridor stretches across portions of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, where a developing storm system…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A developing shortwave system is expected to bring isolated strong to severe storms across parts of the Southeast, particularly impacting Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina on Saturday afternoon and evening, March 21, 2026. Forecasters highlight a hail threat driven by unusually cold air aloft, even as overall moisture remains limited. The…

CALIFORNIA — An unusually intense early-season heatwave surged across the western United States on March 17–18, rewriting monthly temperature records from coastal California to the deserts of Arizona. According to newly released data, dozens of cities across California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico set new March maximum temperature records — some…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest Drought Monitor update released March 19 shows conditions across Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. have improved compared to peak winter severity — but significant rainfall deficits remain, particularly around Baltimore. Data completed March 17 highlights a region that is stabilizing, yet still carrying the weight of long-term dryness. Moderate…

TEXAS — A powerful upper-level ridge — often referred to as a “heat dome” — has expanded across Texas, New Mexico, northern Mexico, Arizona and parts of California, and meteorologists say the intensity and timing of this event in mid-March is what makes it extraordinary. While ridges of high pressure are not uncommon, this setup…

TEXAS — Long-range ensemble guidance is signaling a potentially active pattern developing for the first week of April across the central and eastern United States, with the jet stream strengthening over the Plains and Midwest — a classic setup for severe thunderstorms and possible tornado outbreaks. After a relatively quiet stretch in the near term,…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Just as spring attempts to gain traction across the Midwest and East Coast, new model guidance is signaling a powerful late-season cold shot between March 25 and March 29 that could drive winter conditions deep into the eastern half of the United States. Forecast data shows a dramatic plunge of Arctic air…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest federal Drought Monitor report shows improving but still concerning conditions across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia, as much of the region remains locked in Moderate Drought (D1) despite meaningful rainfall earlier this month. While this marks an improvement from the Severe Drought (D2) conditions that gripped much of the…

OHIO VALLEY — The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a Level 1 of 5 (Marginal Risk) for severe weather across portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia as a cold front pushes through the region. While the threat remains low-end, forecasters say just enough moisture may be in place ahead of the front…

UNITED STATES — A newly released seasonal precipitation outlook from the International Research Institute (IRI) is raising concerns for parts of Texas, the Gulf Coast, and the Southeast heading into late spring and summer 2026. The IRI multi-model probability forecast, based on recalibrated output from NOAA’s North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME), highlights areas where below-normal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With meteorological winter now officially in the books, the numbers tell a striking story across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and the greater Mid-Atlantic: the 2025–26 winter season was the coldest since 2002–03, marking a dramatic return to sustained cold not seen in over two decades. For the first time since 2009–2010, all three…

UNITED STATES — After a powerful storm system swept across parts of the country earlier this week, the atmosphere is shifting into a quieter and more stable late-March pattern. Forecast models show a largely zonal jet stream, meaning weather systems will move quickly west to east, with no dominant storm threatening the Lower 48 in…

ALASKA, UNITED STATES — Satellite imagery on Wednesday revealed a stunning sight over the Gulf of Alaska: a compact cyclone with a defined eye-like center and spiral bands that looked more like a tropical storm than a typical Arctic system. The storm made landfall near Katalla in the Chugach Census Area, and meteorologists are calling…

OHIO VALLEY & MIDWEST — Forecasters are closely monitoring Sunday, March 22, for the potential of a few strong thunderstorms across parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, but new atmospheric data suggests a powerful limiting factor could keep the overall severe threat in check. While conditions at the surface may appear primed for storm…

OHIO, UNITED STATES — A powerful fireball meteor that exploded over northern Ohio on March 17, 2026, is now drawing intense attention after NASA released new projection data identifying possible meteorite fall zones across Medina and Wayne Counties. The event, which unleashed energy equivalent to approximately 250 tons of TNT, has triggered a detailed analysis…

UNITED STATES — A rapidly intensifying heatwave is already rewriting the record books across the western United States, with hundreds of locations in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah either breaking, tying, or approaching temperature records—and meteorologists warn this is only the beginning. New data from March 18 shows an explosive concentration of record heat reports…

UNITED STATES — An unusually intense early-season heat wave has swept across the western United States, with dozens of cities in California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and parts of Idaho and Utah either breaking or tying record high temperatures in a single day. New data highlights a surge of record-breaking warmth on March 18, with clusters…

UNITED STATES — A dramatic weather divide is setting up across the country as a powerful upper-level ridge prepares to deliver widespread above-normal temperatures across the western and southern United States, while cooler-than-normal air lingers over the Northeast. The latest 6–10 day temperature outlook (March 24–28) highlights a clear split, with intense warmth dominating from…

UNITED STATES — A newly released nationwide analysis of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued by National Weather Service offices reveals a striking early-2026 pattern: the Southern Plains and Deep South are dominating storm activity, with several states already seeing exceptionally high warning counts. From Texas and Oklahoma to Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas, the data highlights a…

UNITED STATES — A rare and eye-catching sky event could unfold across much of the U.S. East Coast Thursday morning, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida aligns perfectly with sunrise conditions to produce a glowing “jellyfish cloud” visible across multiple states. From Florida and Georgia through the Carolinas, Virginia, Washington D.C., New…

COLORADO — A striking and highly unusual winter trend is unfolding across the central United States, as Colorado approaches an entire year without a single blizzard warning, a rare milestone that is raising concerns among meteorologists and climate observers alike. According to the latest data, it has now been 364 days since the last blizzard…

WESTERN UNITED STATES — A historic and potentially record-shattering heat wave is unfolding across the western U.S., with new forecast data indicating that at least 38 major cities could challenge or break their all-time March high temperatures over the next six days. This represents roughly 14% of the 273 major cities tracked in national datasets,…

NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — After an extended stretch of unusual warmth across much of the eastern U.S., a strong upper-level trough is set to swing into the Northeast by Tuesday, March 24, bringing a noticeable return to seasonal temperatures—and possibly even below-normal conditions—for a brief period. Forecast data shows a deep trough carving into the…

KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS — A powerful and highly unusual tornadic supercell that developed on March 10 is now being closely analyzed by meteorologists, as new insights reveal how the storm produced both significant tornadoes and destructive, giant hail simultaneously across northeast Illinois into northwest Indiana. The storm, centered near Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, and moving toward Momence…

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA — A dangerous and rapidly intensifying tropical system, Cyclone Narelle, has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, now on a direct path toward the northern Queensland coast, with the small community of Coen potentially facing the full force of the cyclone within hours. Meteorological data indicates wind gusts exceeding 135 knots (over 155…

CALIFORNIA — A powerful and potentially damaging late-March heat surge is building across the Western United States, with forecast data showing temperatures climbing 15 to over 30 degrees above normal across California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and parts of the Interior West between March 20–21, 2026. This developing pattern is raising serious concerns—not just for record-breaking…

CALIFORNIA — An unusually intense mid-March heatwave has taken hold across the Western United States, with California, Nevada, and Arizona already seeing multiple locations approach, tie, or break daily and even monthly temperature records as of March 17, 2026. New temperature data shows a widespread cluster of record-breaking readings across the West Coast and Desert…

UNITED STATES — A major severe weather event on March 16, 2026, stretching from North Carolina and Virginia through Pennsylvania and into New York, is now being closely analyzed—and despite public perception, data shows the Moderate Risk forecast was largely accurate, driven by widespread damaging winds rather than tornadoes. While many expected a larger tornado…

NORTH CAROLINA — A late-season winter system brought a notable burst of snowfall across the Southern Appalachian region, with new data from early March 17, 2026, revealing accumulations stretching across North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, particularly in higher elevations. Snowfall reports collected through 9 AM show a well-defined band of heavier snow cutting across the…

UNITED STATES — A powerful and far-reaching severe weather outbreak on March 15–16, 2026, delivered an intense wave of storms across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and much of the Eastern United States, generating a staggering 689 combined severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The масштаб of this outbreak is highlighted by official totals, including 561…

IOWA — A striking contrast is emerging across the Midwest as winter transitions into spring, with new data revealing a sharp soil moisture divide across Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and surrounding states. The pattern, driven largely by uneven snowfall distribution this past winter, is now setting the stage for very different spring conditions across the region….

UNITED STATES — As March comes to a close, a new early April 2026 weather pattern is beginning to take shape across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi, with forecast models signaling a renewed severe weather threat across the Southern Plains and Central United States. Long-range guidance shows conditions becoming increasingly favorable for strong storms and…

UNITED STATES — A recent severe weather outbreak across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida delivered hundreds of damaging wind reports, even as the anticipated tornado threat underperformed expectations. Data from March 15–17, 2026 shows that while tornado activity was limited, the overall storm system still produced significant impacts across the Southeast. Forecast verification maps reveal…

UNITED STATES — An early wave of hummingbird spring migration is already spreading across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with new tracking data showing ruby-throated hummingbirds arriving sooner than usual in mid-March 2026. Meteorologists say a warmer-than-normal start to March has accelerated the migration timeline, bringing these birds into the Southeast earlier than expected….

UNITED STATES — A powerful shift in the late March to early April 2026 weather pattern is setting up across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, with new forecast models highlighting a growing threat for severe thunderstorms and potential supercell development. Updated data for the period of March 31 through April 6, 2026 shows a concentrated…

UNITED STATES — A developing late March to early April 2026 weather pattern is placing Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee directly in the path of a growing severe storm threat, with meteorologists highlighting the Deep South and Tennessee Valley as the primary risk corridor. Forecast data updated on March 17, 2026 shows a concentrated zone…

UNITED STATES — A massive marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean is rapidly intensifying, with newly released data on March 17, 2026, showing unusually warm sea surface temperatures stretching from Hawaii to California. Meteorologists warn this growing anomaly could be fueling stronger storms and may influence broader climate patterns across the Northern Hemisphere in the…

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — A powerful cold front sweeping across the Carolinas and parts of Virginia is producing damaging wind gusts between 50 and 70 mph, knocking down trees and triggering power outages as the system moves rapidly east toward the Atlantic coast. Meteorologists monitoring the storm say the strongest winds are occurring directly along…

SOUTHWEST TEXAS — A powerful and highly unusual early-season heat surge is building across the Southwest United States, with new forecast data suggesting that parts of Texas and neighboring states could soon experience record-breaking atmospheric temperatures rarely seen in March. Latest projections from the European weather model (ECMWF) indicate that 850mb temperatures—a key atmospheric level…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Residents across parts of the Mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., are preparing for a burst of strong winds tonight as a powerful cold front moves through the area. A Wind Advisory is in effect from 8 PM through midnight, with forecasters warning that west winds could be sustained near…

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — An unusually intense March heatwave is developing across the Desert Southwest, with forecasters warning that parts of southern Arizona and southeast California could see dangerously high temperatures between 103°F and 109°F later this week. According to information shared in the latest forecast briefing from the National Weather Service in Phoenix, the region’s…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Utah’s mountain snowpack for the 2025–2026 winter season is approaching what could become the lowest peak on record, with statewide snow water equivalent levels currently measured at just 8.4 inches. Data tracking the state’s seasonal snowpack shows that the current level is already below the previous record low of 9.0…

BOULDER, COLORADO — An unusual surge of early-season heat is expected to spread across Colorado, bringing several days of unseasonably warm temperatures to cities including Boulder and Denver as a strong atmospheric ridge builds across the western United States. Weather data shows temperatures climbing near or above 80 degrees from Wednesday through Saturday, with some…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — The latest severe weather outlook update has removed the Level 4 Moderate Risk zone across the Mid-Atlantic, significantly lowering the highest threat level that had previously covered parts of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. Despite the downgrade, a broad corridor of severe weather risk remains in place…

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA — A severe weather setup that had raised concerns for a potential tornado outbreak across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida ultimately produced only two tornado reports, according to preliminary storm data released by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. The storm system moved along the East Coast corridor, producing…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A noticeable shift in the national weather pattern is developing across the central United States, with a broad stretch of drier-than-normal conditions spreading across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and parts of the Plains, while the Midwest including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio enters a quieter period following an active start to…

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA — A powerful severe weather outbreak across the Southern and Central United States generated more than 500 storm reports, with damaging winds impacting large areas of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Indiana. New verification data released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 1 outlook analysis shows a total of…

WASHINGTON, D. C. — A fast-moving line of intense downpours is sweeping west to east across the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, bringing a sudden burst of heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, and even the possibility of a brief rain-to-snow mix as temperatures rapidly plunge late this evening. Weather radar imagery shows a narrow but intense…

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — After several days of heavy mountain snowfall across Washington and Oregon, a powerful atmospheric river is now poised to drench the Pacific Northwest with widespread rain — raising serious concerns about rapid snowmelt and potential flooding. Forecast models show multiple inches of precipitation falling across western Washington and western Oregon, with much…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A sprawling and powerful storm system continues to surge eastward across the central United States tonight, bringing a dramatic mix of destructive winds, isolated tornadoes, and now heavy snow on its backside across parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Iowa. The main severe line — stretching from…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A dangerous severe weather setup is unfolding across Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky tonight as forecasters warn that discrete rotating supercells may develop ahead of the main squall line, particularly near the Mississippi River corridor. The Storm Prediction Center has outlined a Level 3 out of 5 Enhanced Risk, highlighting an increasing threat…

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A late-night severe weather update indicates the main line of storms associated with a cold front will likely move through the Baltimore, Maryland metro area later than previously expected, with the most organized activity now projected between 7 PM and 9 PM. While scattered strong or severe storms remain possible during the…

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS — A dangerous and intensifying line of severe storms is charging northeast through west Tennessee, western Kentucky, and southern Illinois, prompting widespread Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and triggering Wireless Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across the region. Forecasters warn this is not an ordinary squall line. Straight-line wind gusts between 75 and 90 mph…

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A late-night forecast update indicates the main line of severe storms expected Monday across North Carolina and South Carolina is picking up speed, meaning an earlier arrival is now likely from the western Piedmont through the coastal plain. The primary threat remains damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph, with isolated…

WASHINGTON, D.C., VIRGINIA — A powerful upper-level jet stream configuration is setting the stage for potentially dangerous severe weather across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York on Monday, March 16, as meteorologists monitor a rare and concerning negatively tilted trough swinging through the eastern United States. Forecasters say the atmospheric setup has the kind of…

COLUMBUS, OHIO — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 4:00 AM EDT Monday for a large portion of central and southwest Ohio, as well as parts of eastern Indiana and northern Kentucky, with conditions favorable for damaging winds and intense storms overnight. The watch area stretches across major population centers including Columbus, Cincinnati,…

WASHINGTON, D.C., VIRGINIA — Forecast confidence has decreased heading into Monday as meteorologists wrestle with a critical question: what will the overnight QLCS do as it crosses the Appalachian Mountains? High-resolution models continue to offer a mixed bag of solutions for a powerful line of storms expected to move from the Ohio Valley into the…

CHICAGO — A sprawling and highly dynamic storm system is unleashing an extraordinary range of weather alerts across the United States, with tornado warnings, blizzard warnings, winter storm alerts, ice storm warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, high wind alerts, red flag warnings, freeze watches, freeze warnings and even extreme heat watches all active at the same…

BLOOMFIELD, MISSOURI — On March 14, 2025, a prolific and violent regional tornado outbreak tore across southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, leaving behind one of the most concentrated corridors of strong and violent tornadoes seen in years. By the end of 2025, an extraordinary statistic emerged: within a 75-mile radius spanning portions of southeast Missouri…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A potentially historic severe weather setup is unfolding across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with growing concern that a powerful QLCS — a fast-moving line of severe thunderstorms — could produce hurricane-force wind gusts from Pennsylvania to Georgia on Monday. Forecasters are calling this one of the most potent early-season setups in nearly…

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS — High-resolution weather models are trending lower on snowfall totals across northern Illinois Sunday night into Monday afternoon, but dangerous blizzard conditions remain increasingly likely across northwest Illinois as powerful winds sweep through the region. The latest 00z model runs suggest snowfall accumulations may not be especially impressive for much of northern Illinois….

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — The Storm Prediction Center is now discussing a potential upgrade to a Level 4 out of 5 Moderate Risk for severe weather across parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina on Monday, underscoring growing concern about widespread and potentially destructive wind damage. According to the latest Day 3 probabilistic outlook valid…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — The Storm Prediction Center’s early afternoon update has expanded severe weather concerns across Georgia and Tennessee, upgrading all of North Georgia — including Atlanta, Rome, Gainesville and Dalton — to a Level 2 out of 5 Slight Risk for Sunday, March 15. The update shows a broader and more organized severe setup…

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Forecast data continues to lock in on a dangerous late-night severe weather setup Sunday across Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, where a powerful squall line is expected to stretch from Fort Wayne through Indianapolis down to Louisville and Nashville between 10 and 11 p.m. Meteorologists describe the signal as unusually consistent, with model…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A dynamically driven severe weather setup is coming together for Sunday night across the Mississippi Valley, with Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee directly in the path of a fast-moving squall line capable of producing significant wind damage and embedded tornadoes. Newer high-resolution guidance suggests that even in a lower-instability environment, the strength…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A potentially dangerous round of nocturnal severe storms is expected to erupt Sunday afternoon and intensify into the evening across the Mississippi Valley, placing portions of Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois and Indiana in the path of a high-impact squall line capable of destructive winds and tornadoes. Forecasters warn this will not be a…

MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN — A powerful blizzard setup is taking aim at the Upper Great Lakes, with forecast models indicating extreme snowfall totals across parts of Michigan and Wisconsin through Tuesday night — while Chicago, Illinois remains largely on the lower end of the accumulation spectrum. The latest American model snow output paints a dramatic contrast…

BOULDER, COLORADO — A developing mountain wave event is pushing strong winds eastward out of the foothills Saturday evening, with gusts already reaching 40 to 75 mph just west of Boulder at elevations between roughly 6,500 and 7,500 feet. Latest surface observations indicate that the reflection of the weak mountain wave is beginning to migrate…

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — A growing severe weather threat Sunday night is raising new concerns across parts of the Mid-South and lower Ohio Valley — not just because of the potential for 70 mph wind gusts, but because many of these same communities are still recovering from January’s catastrophic ice storm. Forecast maps show a high-probability…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A rare Day 3 Enhanced Risk has been issued for portions of the Midwest and Mid-South Sunday night, signaling growing confidence in a potentially significant severe weather outbreak stretching from northeast Arkansas through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Model consistency and strengthening projections are increasingly pointing toward a high-impact squall line…

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — The Storm Prediction Center has increased the probability of severe weather Sunday night, raising portions of Middle Tennessee and northern Alabama to a 30 percent chance of severe storms within 25 miles of any given point — a notable escalation in concern as a powerful storm system approaches. The updated outlook highlights…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A potentially major snowstorm is taking shape across the Midwest, but significant differences between forecast models are creating uncertainty in exactly where the heaviest snow will fall — and just how intense this system may become. Meteorologists are closely watching notable differences in storm amplitude, north-south track shifts, low pressure intensity and…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — A significant multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold from Sunday into Monday across large portions of the eastern United States, with the Midwest and Mid-South first in line before the threat pushes toward the Carolinas and eastern Virginia. Forecast data indicates a powerful, amplifying upper-level trough will sweep out…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — An intense and rapidly strengthening storm system is expected to mature quickly through the day Sunday, setting the stage for a widespread and potentially high-impact severe weather event from Arkansas and Mississippi northward into Missouri and Illinois. Evening forecast guidance highlights a strongly forced line of storms developing by mid to…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A dynamic spring storm system is poised to bring a multi-state severe weather threat from the Midwest to the Southeast, with Sunday focusing on the Mississippi River Valley and Monday shifting into the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic. Forecast maps indicate a broad corridor of high-end severe potential centered on St. Louis, Memphis, and…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — Confidence is increasing that a significant severe weather outbreak will unfold Sunday across the Mississippi River Valley, as the Storm Prediction Center has expanded and intensified its Enhanced Risk area ahead of a powerful, fast-moving squall line expected to stretch from Illinois to Texas. The latest outlook shows a broad swath…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Storm Prediction Center has taken the unusual step of issuing a Day 4 Enhanced Risk for portions of the Mid-Atlantic, placing Washington, DC, northern Virginia, and nearby Maryland communities in a heightened severe weather outlook for Monday. Enhanced Risk areas at four days out are uncommon, underscoring forecasters’ growing concern about…

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — Sunday is shaping up to be a very significant severe weather day across the Midwest, Heartland, and Mid-South, with a large Level 3 (Enhanced) risk already in place and the possibility of further upgrades if current trends continue. Forecast guidance shows a narrow, fast-moving, and intense squall line developing Sunday afternoon…

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — Meteorologists are beginning to draw comparisons between the upcoming Sunday–Monday severe weather setup and the highly prolific April 4–5, 2011 event — not necessarily for a historic tornado outbreak, but for the potential scale and organization of severe reports across the South and Mid-South. While it remains too early to determine exact…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A more potent cold front is now in focus for Monday, and early forecast data suggests this system could pack a stronger punch than the one currently moving through parts of the South. Meteorologists are watching a developing setup that could bring a renewed round of strong to severe thunderstorms from the…

DALLAS, TEXAS — The Storm Prediction Center has officially introduced organized severe weather risks for both Sunday and Monday, signaling a potentially active two-day stretch from the Southern Plains into the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Forecast outlooks show highlighted severe risk areas on Sunday, March 15, centered over parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and western…

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — A volatile and potentially dangerous severe weather setup is taking shape for Monday across portions of the Deep South, with Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle positioned beneath an unusually intense combination of upper-level dynamics and Gulf moisture. Forecast model data shows a powerful mid-level trough digging across the central…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A significant and potentially high-impact spring storm is expected to move across the Midwest Sunday through Monday, bringing a sharp divide in weather hazards across Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and surrounding states. Forecast guidance shows a strengthening low-pressure system tracking through the region, creating a classic spring setup: heavy snow and possible…

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — After a winter filled with relentless systems, attention is now turning to a spring-like severe weather setup that could bring strong to severe thunderstorms to central and especially eastern Pennsylvania Monday afternoon and evening. Forecast guidance highlights a corridor of enhanced lightning density and convective potential stretching from southern Pennsylvania northward toward…

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN — An unusual and meteorologically fascinating setup could unfold Thursday night into very early Friday across parts of Wisconsin, as a powerful cold-core low pressure system swings through the Upper Midwest. Forecasters are monitoring the potential for elevated mini-supercells capable of producing rain, snow, sleet, or small hail, and possibly even a…

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Forecast models are lighting up with an unusually intense snow signal for the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, with multiple ensemble systems pointing toward a potentially high-impact winter storm — and possibly a powerful blizzard — later this week. The setup unfolds in two phases: one storm moving through over the next…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just days after a historic temperature plunge stunned the Mid-Atlantic, another round of volatile weather is already lining up. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 2 out of 5 (Slight Risk) for severe thunderstorms on Monday, March 16, 2026, covering the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore region, including much of Northern…

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — Severe thunderstorms — and perhaps a few tornadoes — are expected to develop Sunday across parts of the Mid-South, with the threat possibly extending north into the Midwest, including portions of Illinois and Indiana. Forecast guidance shows a strong upper-level system sweeping eastward, with dynamic support increasing along a cold front from…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic and historic weather reversal, the nation’s capital experienced a staggering 51-degree temperature drop in just 24 hours, tying the largest single-day temperature plunge ever recorded in city history. According to historical records dating back to 1929, temperatures fell from 84°F at 3 p.m. yesterday to 33°F at 3 p.m….

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Another powerful winter storm is poised to sweep across the Midwest beginning Sunday and continuing into early Monday, bringing widespread 6–12 inches of snow, with localized totals potentially reaching 12–24 inches in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. At the same time, the southern flank of this dynamic system may trigger severe…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — An extraordinary wave of spring migration unfolded overnight as weather radar networks detected more than 33 million birds in flight across the United States, with the heaviest concentration stretching from Texas and Louisiana through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, and into parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Live migration tracking imagery…

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A major winter storm is expected to develop this weekend and continue into Monday, bringing the potential for significant snowfall totals of 8 inches or more across portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, while moderate accumulations extend southward into Iowa and northern Illinois. Forecast mapping highlights a broad swath of heavy snow…

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — A strong Pacific storm system is set to impact the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada tonight, prompting a wide array of weather alerts across Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Radar and alert mapping show widespread advisories and warnings stretching from Vancouver Island and Victoria south through Seattle, Portland, and inland toward Yakima,…

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — A powerful and potentially record-breaking 500mb heat dome is forecast to establish itself over the Western United States beginning late this weekend before expanding eastward through next week, placing multiple states at risk for historic March temperatures. Forecast ensemble guidance shows a deeply amplified ridge centered over California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado,…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — A sharp atmospheric setup developing along and northwest of the I-95 corridor could trigger a brief but intense burst of snow Thursday as rain rapidly flips to snow across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland. Forecast guidance highlights a strong 700mb frontogenesis signature, a classic signal for narrow bands…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — A renewed round of severe weather is unfolding from the Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic, with forecasters warning that damaging winds, large hail, and a few strong tornadoes are possible through this evening. The threat zone stretches from Texas and Mississippi northeastward through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and into Washington DC,…

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Mesoscale Discussion (#222) for parts of Mississippi, highlighting a developing severe weather setup over the next 2 to 3 hours. Forecasters indicate an isolated, marginal severe threat is possible this afternoon, with the potential for more organized severe storms later this evening, particularly across…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A powerful and potentially historic March heat wave is setting up across Utah and the broader Southwest United States, with forecast models signaling temperatures running 25 to 30 degrees above normal between March 17 and March 21. The developing ridge of high pressure could push widespread 80s and even 90s…

DENVER, COLORADO — A powerful upper-level ridge building across the western and central United States could send temperatures soaring to near-record or even record-breaking levels across Colorado between Wednesday, March 18 and Saturday, March 21. Forecast ensemble guidance suggests that all-time March temperature records may be in play statewide as a significant “blowtorch” pattern develops…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — A powerful cold front that brought tornadoes and melon-sized hail in Illinois is now racing across the Mid-Atlantic, setting up a rare and dramatic weather reversal from near 80-degree warmth to heavy, wet snow — possibly with thunder and lightning — within 24 hours. Forecast guidance for Thursday, March 12,…

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — The nation’s capital experienced a dramatic weather reversal Wednesday as temperatures surged to a record 85–86 degrees, triggering evening thunderstorms and tornado warnings, before forecasters warned of a plunge into the 30s by Thursday with the potential for wet snow mixing with cold rain. The projected 24-hour temperature change of…

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — A rapidly intensifying severe weather setup is unfolding across eastern Kansas into north and northwestern Missouri this afternoon, prompting the Storm Prediction Center to issue Mesoscale Discussion #192 and signal an 80% probability that a Tornado Watch will be needed. The alert zone stretches from Topeka and Lawrence, Kansas, northeast through…

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — A powerful and persistent storm cycle is hammering the Northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, with heavy mountain snowfall continuing through Saturday, March 14, delivering multi-foot totals across key ranges in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. Forecast projections for March 8–13 show widespread double-digit snowfall totals, with some high-elevation resorts…

BUCKINGHAM, ILLINOIS — In the wake of a violent severe storm outbreak, an astonishing discovery has confirmed what many storm observers suspected: Illinois has a new state record hailstone. A hailstone measuring five inches in diameter was found northwest of Buckingham, officially marking the largest hailstone ever documented in Illinois history. A Record-Breaking Measurement Photos…

KNOX, INDIANA — A Tornado Emergency has been declared for the city of Knox in northern Indiana, with the warning valid until 9:00 PM CDT Tuesday, March 10, 2026, signaling an exceptionally dangerous and life-threatening situation. Officials are warning of a damaging tornado impacting or imminent in the Knox area, along with the possibility of…

UNITED STATES — A well-established coronal hole identified as #31 has rotated into an Earth-facing position, and forecasters now expect a high-speed solar wind stream to reach our planet beginning Friday, March 13. As a result, a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch has been issued. Coronal Hole #31 Now Facing Earth Solar imagery shows Coronal…

CENTRAL & SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA — A rapidly evolving severe weather situation is unfolding this afternoon across central and southern Oklahoma, where discrete supercells have developed and intensified, prompting the issuance of Tornado Watch #33, valid from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM CDT. Radar imagery shows multiple rotating storms scattered from near Clinton and Hobart eastward…

HONOLULU, HAWAII — A powerful Kona Low is set to slam the Hawaiian Islands this week, bringing a dangerous combination of significant flooding, severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and even blizzard conditions on the state’s highest peaks. According to the latest forecast data, Honolulu could see 13 inches of rain between Tuesday and Saturday, an astonishing…

MIDWEST & NORTHEAST — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Wednesday’s severe weather outlook, issuing a 30% severe wind risk across parts of the Midwest and Northeast, signaling the potential for scattered to numerous damaging wind gusts. The elevated wind threat stretches from portions of the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and interior Northeast, with…

ILLINOIS — After a wild day of severe weather that brought record-breaking hail and strong tornadoes across Illinois and Indiana, the tornado threat has significantly decreased overnight. While the atmosphere remains active from the Midwest down into southern Texas, the primary concern has shifted away from tornadoes and toward damaging winds and large hail. Forecasters…

CENTRAL ILLINOIS — The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Mesoscale Discussion for parts of central Illinois as severe storms continue to move east out of Missouri and Iowa into the heart of the state. The discussion highlights ongoing concerns within Tornado Watch 32, where tornadoes, large hail, and an increasing damaging wind threat are…

ILLINOIS — A significant tornado threat is unfolding today across a broad corridor stretching from the Midwest to southern Texas, but the primary focus is squarely on northern Illinois and northern Indiana, where the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a 15% tornado risk — the highest tornado probability issued so far in 2026. This…

UNITED STATES — February 2026 delivered a dramatic display of temperature extremes across the country, with the highest recorded temperature reaching 105°F in Laredo, Texas, while the coldest reading plunged to -28°F in Ray, Minnesota. The nationwide contrast underscores just how volatile late-winter weather patterns were from the southern border to the northern Plains. Data…

DENVER, COLORADO — An exceptional early-season heatwave is poised to grip Colorado and the broader Southwest next week, as a powerful upper-level ridge settles over the western United States. Forecast guidance shows a strengthening heat dome parking directly over the West, bringing temperatures far above normal and raising concerns about rapid snowpack melt in the…

ILLINOIS — A focused tornado target area has been identified for Tuesday afternoon and evening across portions of central and north-central Illinois, particularly along the I-80 corridor from Princeton through Ottawa, Morris, Joliet, Streator, Kankakee, and Pontiac. Forecasters warn that several tornadoes may develop between 3 p.m. and midnight, with at least one potentially strong….

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Forecast guidance shows Texas positioned for more organized storm development than Illinois early in the event, with multiple pre-frontal supercells expected to form before consolidating into a damaging squall line across south-central parts of the state. While low-level wind shear is projected to be stronger across the Midwest, atmospheric conditions across central…

ILLINOIS — Severe weather concerns Tuesday are not limited to tornadoes. Updated hail intensity guidance shows two distinct hail corridors developing — one stretching across the Corn Belt and Midwest, including Illinois, and another across Texas and the Southern Plains. Forecast models indicate hail could reach egg-sized across parts of Illinois and neighboring Midwest states,…

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded tornado probabilities to 5% across northern Mississippi and northern Alabama for Monday afternoon and evening, placing cities such as Greenwood, Starkville, Tupelo, and parts of northwest Alabama within a focused tornado outlook zone. While large hail and damaging winds remain the primary threats, forecasters say a…

ILLINOIS — The latest severe weather outlook valid Tuesday, March 10, 2026, places northwest and north-central Illinois in a focused corridor for potentially dangerous storms developing between 4 p.m. and midnight. The greatest concern centers along and south of a warm front draped across northern Illinois into northern Indiana, where forecasters indicate all hazards —…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A broad but potentially dangerous severe weather setup is expected to unfold Tuesday afternoon and evening, with a focused significant tornado risk across northern Illinois, northern Indiana, and northeast Missouri, while a separate all-hazards severe zone stretches into Oklahoma and Texas. Forecast guidance highlights two distinct areas where storms could intensify rapidly,…

ILLINOIS — A rare double-barreled severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold Tuesday afternoon and evening, with one zone of concern stretching from northeast Missouri across northern Illinois into northern Indiana, and a second severe corridor developing across West Texas into the Texas Hill Country. Forecast guidance indicates that both regions could see supercells capable…

ILLINOIS — A powerful surge of atmospheric instability stretching from Texas through the Midwest and into Illinois is setting the stage for potentially explosive thunderstorm development Tuesday afternoon and evening. Forecast models show extremely high levels of surface-based CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) — the fuel storms need to grow rapidly — across Texas, Arkansas,…

ILLINOIS — A developing weather system across the Midwest, particularly Illinois and Missouri, is drawing attention from forecasters as atmospheric conditions Tuesday could support strong thunderstorms, large hail, and a conditional tornado threat. Forecast guidance suggests storms may develop along a warm front stretching across parts of Illinois and Missouri, though meteorologists warn that several…

TEXAS, UNITED STATES — Parts of the Southern Plains including Texas and Oklahoma could see a round of severe thunderstorms Tuesday evening, as atmospheric conditions begin to support storms capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and possibly a few tornadoes. Forecast guidance indicates that although wind shear may not be as intense as in…

IOWA, UNITED STATES — Forecast models are increasingly signaling the potential for a significant severe weather event on Tuesday across parts of the central United States, with particular concern focusing on Iowa and northern Illinois. Meteorological guidance suggests the atmosphere may become favorable for strong thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds…

ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES — A potentially active severe weather setup is expected Tuesday, March 10 across large parts of the Midwest, Corn Belt, Plains, and even portions of Texas, as a developing storm system creates conditions favorable for scattered to widespread severe thunderstorms. Forecast guidance suggests that tornado activity may develop in several areas, particularly…

TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES — Forecast models have remained consistent over the past several days in signaling a potentially active severe weather setup Wednesday evening and overnight across parts of Tennessee and Kentucky. Meteorological guidance shows a moist and unstable air mass moving into the region ahead of an approaching storm system, creating conditions that could…

ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES — Forecast guidance continues to highlight a volatile severe weather setup across the Midwest and Southern Plains on Tuesday, with meteorological models pointing to a storm corridor stretching from Oklahoma and Texas through Missouri and into Illinois and Indiana. The developing system could bring supercell thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging winds,…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Updated high-resolution forecast models are continuing to highlight a volatile severe weather setup across Illinois on Tuesday, with storms expected to develop during the late afternoon and evening hours between roughly 2 PM and 9 PM. Forecast guidance shows a stalling warm front near the Interstate 80 corridor, which may become the…

DALLAS, TEXAS — Forecast guidance is signaling the potential for a large severe weather outbreak across the central United States on Tuesday, March 10, as a powerful storm system moves across the Plains and Midwest. Current model projections indicate that tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds may develop from Texas and Oklahoma northeastward through Arkansas,…

ILLINOIS — The latest 00z HRRR model run is turning heads, showing levels of atmospheric instability that look far more like May or June than early March. Forecast data valid Tuesday evening highlights a corridor of extreme surface-based instability (SBCAPE) stretching from central and eastern Missouri into western and central Illinois — including Quincy, Bowling…