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Widespread hazardous travel is likely Mon night through Tue night due to snow & ice, especially during Tue commutes. Hea...
12/01/2025

Widespread hazardous travel is likely Mon night through Tue night due to snow & ice, especially during Tue commutes. Heavy snow (5-10+") in the Northeast; significant icing (0.1-0.2") in the Appalachians.

Here is a quick look at what high temperatures and weather conditions will be like tomorrow across the country. Happy Th...
11/26/2025

Here is a quick look at what high temperatures and weather conditions will be like tomorrow across the country. Happy Thanksgiving all and safe travels.

The latest on the Thanksgiving Week Winter Storm. Heavy snowfall and gusty winds will continue across the Upper Midwest ...
11/26/2025

The latest on the Thanksgiving Week Winter Storm. Heavy snowfall and gusty winds will continue across the Upper Midwest tonight, with heavy lake effect snow also expected through Friday.

Traveling for Thanksgiving this week? A strong storm system will cross from the north-central U.S. into the Great Lakes ...
11/24/2025

Traveling for Thanksgiving this week? A strong storm system will cross from the north-central U.S. into the Great Lakes and Northeast by Thursday, producing areas of snow, rain, and gusty winds. Additionally, unsettled weather will impact the Pacific Northwest. 🦃🌧️☃️

From U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Bottom Line, Up Front: The central US could see cooler than normal temperature...
11/22/2025

From U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Bottom Line, Up Front: The central US could see cooler than normal temperatures Thanksgiving week while areas of the west and Florida could see above normal temperatures.

La Niña, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the potential for a rare November Sudden Stratospheric Warming event (you're likely to have heard of this referred to as the "polar vortex") may combine to drive winter-like conditions across much of the U.S. late November into early December.

What does this translate to in terms of temperatures next week?
Below normal temperatures are favored for the Central and Northern U.S., including northern parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Great Plains, parts of Texas, and the interior Mid-Atlantic. Below normal temperatures may start as early as November 25, with spatial coverage and confidence increasing during the Nov 26-30 period.

CAN YOU IMAGINE!😳 90 minutes of daylight is all Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska The sun will set there on Tuesday at...
11/19/2025

CAN YOU IMAGINE!😳 90 minutes of daylight is all Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska The sun will set there on Tuesday at 1:38 PM AKST & will not rise again until January 22nd! Though the sun will not rise, it will not be pitch black for those 64 days. They will experience twilight.

⚠️ Here's a look at the precipitation forecast for the next 7 days. A series of systems will keep conditions unsettled a...
11/16/2025

⚠️ Here's a look at the precipitation forecast for the next 7 days. A series of systems will keep conditions unsettled across the West, while a more substantial system brings a threat of heavy showers and thunderstorms to the south-central U.S. towards the end of the week. ⛈️

A significant pattern change Thanksgiving week-weekend across parts of the lower-48. The Arctic air first moves into the...
11/16/2025

A significant pattern change Thanksgiving week-weekend across parts of the lower-48. The Arctic air first moves into the Pacific, Inland Northwest and northern U.S. Rockies around Tuesday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week, blasting into the Plains throughout the day on Thanksgiving, eventually making it to the East Coast and Southeast around Black Friday or Thanksgiving weekend. Temperatures will likely be well below normal. There's also some signal for wintry precipitation that could impact holiday travel as a low pressure intensifies along the tight temperature gradient somewhere from the central U.S. Rockies to the Southern and Central Plains to the Midwest. There's no need to adjust travel plans at this point but make sure you're checking the forecast frequently as the timeframe gets closer

NORTHERN LIGHTS- Incredible shots from Block Island, Rhode Island. 📸 Aleksander Baba-Vulic
11/13/2025

NORTHERN LIGHTS- Incredible shots from Block Island, Rhode Island.

📸 Aleksander Baba-Vulic

🥶 Frigid temperatures are forecast to expand southward into much of the Southeast and Gulf Coast early next week. Numero...
11/08/2025

🥶 Frigid temperatures are forecast to expand southward into much of the Southeast and Gulf Coast early next week. Numerous daily record lows are possible on Tuesday, November 11...

Many areas will see their first notable snow of the season over the next few days in a chilly pattern. Heavy lake effect snow is likely in portions of Michigan and Indiana. Totals shown here are through Monday evening, and rounds of lake effect snow are likely to continue into much of next week.

Image from the Probabilistic Precipitation Portal--explore more here: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/

Looking ahead into next week, the first significant cold snap of the season is forecast for the eastern two-thirds of th...
11/05/2025

Looking ahead into next week, the first significant cold snap of the season is forecast for the eastern two-thirds of the country. Below freezing temperatures could spread into much of the Deep South by Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the Climate Prediction Center extends increased chances for below normal temperatures for much of the eastern U.S. into late next week, with the East Coast being the most likely location for the below normal temperatures.

11/01/2025

SATURDAY TROPICS UPDATE WITH Bryan Norcross THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT HURRICANE SEASON 2025 IS OVER

A winter weather pattern is forecast to settle over the Gulf, the Caribbean, and the tropical Atlantic. Hostile upper-level winds are increasing spreading across the tropical belt, which is typical of the changing seasons.

It's always possible for a random system to develop in the extreme southern Caribbean or in the middle of the Atlantic, but every indication is that hurricane season is over for the U.S. and the surrounding areas.

If this is it, 2025 produced 13 named storms, 7 hurricanes, 4 of which were Category 3 and above—including, of course, 3 Category 5 monsters. This was only the second time that three Category 5 hurricanes formed in one season. The other one was the explosive season of 2005, which produced Katrina, Rita, Wilma, after July Cat 5 in the Caribbean named Emily.

The 2025 numbers are very close to average. The official time period we determine what is “normal” is from 1991 to 2020. The average over those years was 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, with 3 of the hurricanes Category 3 and above.

The catastrophic and meteorologically stunning event of the year was, of course, Hurricane Melissa. Melissa was as strong and perfectly formed as any hurricane you're likely to ever see. And in a horrible bit of timing, it peaked just before landfall.

Melissa is going to generate a lot of research because it didn't act like most ultra-strong hurricanes. It never went through what's called an eyewall replacement cycle (ERC), which would have had the effect of weakening the winds, at least temporarily, and expanding the breadth of the storm. Apparently the core was so perfectly formed, and the weather pattern around the storm so immaculately supportive, that the ERC was never triggered.

In addition, measurements of extreme winds in the eyewall—even stronger than the 185-mph official landfall intensity—will be double-checked and evaluated. The National Hurricane Center will publish a report on the storm in the spring with their final analysis.

The Jamaicans, Cubans, and Haitians are going to need our help for some time. So as we celebrate a hurricane season with no significant impacts in the U.S., let's keep the people there in our thoughts.

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