NorCast Weather

12/24/2025

Key Messages have begun for a winter storm that looks to bring disruptive snow & ice to portions of the Great Lakes on Friday, then over the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic late Friday into Saturday. Residents & travelers are advised to closely monitor the forecast in the coming days.

12/23/2025

With a high risk of excessive rainfall issued across southern California on Wednesday, do you know what that means?

Excessive Rainfall Outlook High Risk Days indicate potential for extreme impacts from flash flooding. These days correspond to about two out of every five flood-related fatalities and a significant majority of all flood-related property losses in the contiguous United States.

12/23/2025

Unseasonable warmth is forecast across a large portion of the Lower 48 this week. High temperatures will soar to 30 to 40 degrees above normal, with some areas as much as 50 degrees above normal. Dozens of daily high temperature (and warm low temperature) records could be broken over the next several days.

12/23/2025

Merry Christmas! While record warm temps invade a good section of the nation there will be multiple parts of the country that see A FOOT or more of snow in the next week.

We could be shaping it up for a frigid January.

12/22/2025

12/21/2025

WINTER SOLSTICE sunrise over the Blue Ridge Mountains: of Western North Carolina.

Another beautiful picture from master photographer

Thomas Mabry

12/19/2025

Today's sunset along the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Another beautiful picture from Thomas Mabry

12/19/2025

As Far As The Eye Can See: Ice Pancakes On Lake Erie!

This mesmerizing image was captured on the ferry from Kellys Island on Monday. These circular chunks of ice form as waves and currents spin slushy ice together, smoothing them into that “pancake” shape.

Our recent near-historically cold start to winter is to thank for the early ice formation.

📸: Patti Fox Johnson

12/19/2025

With the first 15 days of December over, here is a look at average temperatures so far for the month and how far they are below normal. We have seen below normal readings across the entire region, with many locations over 10 degrees below normal this month so far. The greatest departures from normal have been in northern New England, Upstate New York and the Ohio Valley.

12/19/2025

The storm which brought high winds, fire weather, and blizzard conditions to the central U.S. through Thursday will shift across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday with gusty winds and rain changing to snow showers. Another strong storm will cross the Northwest U.S. Friday with heavy mountain snow and gusty to high winds.

12/18/2025

Still some brief arctic blasts, but overall much of the nation is warm over the next couple weeks. Much less snow chances outside of the mountains or Canada.

We could be shaping it up for a frigid January. Let's dive in and plan out that Christmas forecast.

12/17/2025

A second Pacific cold front will cross the Pacific Northwest Wednesday followed by another atmospheric river event. These will mean additional periods of gusty winds, mountain snow, and heavy to excessive rainfall with a renewed flooding threat.

The latest Key Messages on the Significant Wind and Snow impacting the Northern U.S. Dangerous wind gusts and heavy snow continue to produce hazardous travel and infrastructure impacts. Also the weather situation for the next week is included in this package.