35 states from Texas to the Northeastern US are under some type of winter storm alert over the next few days. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for Northern Florida, the first time in 7 years. The potential exists for several inches of snow + ice and sleet. The cold comes on the […]
Not since the swearing in of President Ronald Reagan on January 20th, 1985 has an Inauguration Day been held indoors. That was 40 years ago. Dangerously cold weather is expected in Washington D.C. this Monday, with highs in the low 20s and overnight lows dipping to around 5° F. Wind chills are expected to hover […]
As the forecast continues to be fine-tuned, more alerts are appearing on the weather maps. Little by little, a big chunk of the U.S. is now turning blue with cold advisories and extreme cold watches that will likely turn into warnings on Sunday. The arctic blast touched over areas just east of the Rockies on […]
So far, 2025 is off to a cold start! In fact, the end of 2024 was chilly too. November and December 2024 temperature averages were below State norms, by about 5°. And with another major Arctic blast headed our way early next week, with very cold weather expected most of the week, this could be […]
If you thought last week was cold, hold onto your hot lattes and be ready to bundle up as ( another ) winter storm is forecast to plunge arctic air deep into the Deep South by early next week. The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will descend into the United States from […]
Recent rains have made a small dent in some areas where the drought was worsening, especially across South Florida. There was an area covering Metro Miami-Dade through Homestead that reached a moderate drought by Christmas 2024. The rains that came toward the end of the year, courtesy of all the tropical moisture ahead of a […]
Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms differently than the other precipitation mentioned above. Think of the atmosphere as a cake. We are all inside a cake. This cake has […]
Millions of Floridians are feeling the big chill this week after multiple cold fronts prompted freeze warnings, weather advisories, wind chills advisories and more across many parts of the Sunshine state. Much of the country is experiencing a polar vortex this week, including Florida. A polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally […]
