NAPLES, FLORIDA — A rapidly growing wildfire in the Florida Everglades has expanded to 25,000 acres and remains 0% contained Tuesday morning, sending a massive smoke plume stretching more than 100 miles across South Florida and over the Florida Keys. The blaze, referred to as the “National Fire,” is burning in the Big Cypress National…
UNITED STATES — A newly released 2026 tornado season forecast is drawing attention across the Midwest and Plains, highlighting a corridor from Oklahoma and Kansas through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa as an area expected to see above-average tornado activity beginning in mid-March. The outlook map outlines a broad red-shaded zone centered over the nation’s…
DENVER, COLORADO — In one of the most striking temperature contrasts of the season, Denver climbed to 70°F Tuesday evening — making it warmer than every location east of the Mississippi River at that hour. While Colorado basked in springlike warmth, much of the eastern United States remained locked in noticeably cooler air. Denver Warmer…
UNITED STATES — A sweeping warm pattern is expected to dominate much of the country during March 4–10, 2026, with nearly every continental state favored to see above-normal temperatures, according to the latest NOAA Climate Prediction Center 8–14 Day Temperature Outlook issued February 24. The only major exceptions to the widespread warmth are Alaska, which…
UNITED STATES — Long-range forecast guidance is signaling a possible pattern change during the second week of March, one that could increase precipitation east of the Rockies and raise the risk of storm activity across the Plains, Midwest, and Deep South. While still several days away, multiple model graphics show a developing setup that would…
UNITED STATES — Growing social media chatter about a potential 12 to 20 inch snowstorm next Monday or Tuesday across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York is running far ahead of what forecast guidance can confidently support. While there are some ingredients in place for a system, long-range snowfall totals being widely shared…
UNITED STATES — A dramatic temperature split is unfolding across the country, with record-breaking heat in Colorado while much of the East remains locked in colder-than-average air. The latest data shows extreme warmth surging across the western and central U.S., with forecasters warning that some of the hottest winter days in modern U.S. history could…
UNITED STATES — For the first time this winter season, snowfall analysis confirms that all 48 continental U.S. states have recorded measurable snow between October 1, 2025, and February 23, 2026. The season-to-date snowfall map from the NOHRSC 2.5 km analysis shows at least trace accumulations reaching every corner of the Lower 48. While some…
CALIFORNIA — A powerful series of winter storms between February 15 and February 19 delivered extreme precipitation across the state, burying parts of the Sierra Nevada under more than six feet of snow while triggering flooding, landslides, and severe weather reports from the coast to Southern California. A newly released summary from the Center for…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A set of weather graphics circulating from a local TV forecast has drawn attention across metro Atlanta, showing overnight lows dropping into the teens in North Georgia while a slow-moving rain front moves directly across the city Thursday afternoon. The visuals highlight sharp temperature contrasts and heavy rainfall potential, but they have…