Dave Holder

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While cold Arctic air has been a major story across the Great Lakes and Northeast recently, another factor associated with the Arctic air will be an increase in lake-effect snow, particularly by early next week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 165906-1768694370387.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 165734-1768694454729.png">A very active pattern will persist over the next few days, with clipper systems moving through like a merry-go-round. Each one will bring another shot of cold air, flowing over the not-completely-frozen Great Lakes.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/lakeeffect-1768694530941.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>As we head into next week, the orientation of the winds will be parallel to Lakes Erie and Ontario, bringing heavy and steady snow bands to the favored areas downwind, including Buffalo and Watertown. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 170359-1768694689510.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 170411-1768694678078.png">Widespread totals of over a foot are expected, with localized areas potentially measuring multiple feet by Wednesday! These areas will be feeling Major impacts over the next few days from the WSSI Winter Storm Impacts scale.

Lake-Effect Snow Machine Ready To Crank Out Heavy Accumulations

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Rob grew up in South Florida, where daily afternoon storms and hurricanes piqued his interest in meteorology early on. That interest was fostered by his teachers and his father, who one time brought him onto the roof of their home to watch a funnel cloud move through the Everglades several miles away. Years of filmmaking and tv production in high school gradually pushed him toward broadcast meteorology at Florida State University, where he joined and eventually led the student run daily weather show. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, he began his career at KESQ in Palm Springs, California before heading to KFSN in Fresno and WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. He has covered a diverse array of extreme weather events, including haboobs and flash flooding in the desert, extreme snow in the Sierra, hurricanes, and Appalachian ice storms. He also enjoys telling stories and reporting about weather issues.

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Rob Bradley

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A series of cold storm systems will continue to work from the Midwest into the Northeast through early next week, bringing several rounds of snow and brutally cold air. By Sunday morning, cold air should catch up with rain along the I-95 corridor, bringing accumulating wintry weather to the busy interstate and some coastal areas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 085312-1768665456998.png">A round of snow deposited 1-5" Saturday morning and will be clearing out to the north through the evening hours. A coastal low begins to shift north on Sunday, helping to pull the freezing air east. As the next round of precipitation moves in on Sunday morning, it changes to snow from Virginia up through New England. The snow should shift north into the evening before tapering off around midnight. Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for parts of the Interstate 95 corridor for up to four inches of snow.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 164143-1768693325208.png"><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/New Baron Video 3-1768685500602.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Again, we are looking at about 2-4" of snow with some heavier totals, especially in southern New England. This could make things interesting for the NFL Playoff game in Foxborough on Sunday afternoon.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768685659000.png">Impacts should be limited or minor for most locations, meaning some slick spots on the roadways are possible. Give yourself extra time to travel on Sunday if you have to be out.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot 2026-01-17 164256-1768693382626.png">Get the latest forecast for the Northeast anytime on the WeatherNation app in the Eastern Regional forecast. The forecast also airs at :10 past every hour.

Snow Targets I-95 Sunday From Virginia Through New England

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Sub-feezing temperatures made their way into the South and Southeast Thursday through Saturday, with lows in the 30s as far south as South Florida! These chilly temps were cold enough to stun cold-blooded Iguanas, which are an invasive species.<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2012155375894806776" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2012155375894806776"></div>It was another cold start to the day on Saturday. Here is a look at how far the temperatures dropped by Saturday morning.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/pic6-1768655908587.png"> Next Round</h1>Another blast of arctic air will dive south this weekend, potentially leading to snow falling for a few areas of the South Sunday (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/snow-in-the-south-so-youre-telling-me-theres-a-chance">click here to read more</a>). While few people will see measurable snow, everyone in the Southeast will experience below-average temperatures returning Sunday into Monday. Freeze Watches are in place into Monday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768692475890.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768692554469.png">As we look at the 7-day temperature plot for Nashville, daytime highs are expected to stay below normal for several days. The nighttime temperatures will drop into the deep freezer with values in the low 10s.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768692620163.png">For your eastern regional forecast, tune into WeatherNation :10 past the hour.

Jesse Kelley

Cold Stuns Iguanas in Florida, Another Arctic Blast On The Way

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<h1><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202513">COURTESY: NCEI Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in 2025</a></h1><h2>Annual Key Points:</h2><ul><li>For the first time since 2015, no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. or its territories during 2025.</li><li>The tornado in Enderlin, North Dakota, was the first verified EF-5 since 2013.</li><li>The Eaton and Palisades Fires were the second- and third-most destructive California wildfires on record, respectively.</li><li>The Texas Hill Country experienced a 1-in-100- to 1-in-1,000-year flood event that killed at least 135 people after nearly two feet of rain fell in just a few days.</li><li>Utah and Nevada set new annual temperature records, with Utah eclipsing its previous record that had stood since 1934.</li></ul><img src="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/Notable-Weathe-Climate-US-132025_Final_2.png" alt="Map of the U.S. showing locations of notable weather and climate events in 2025 with text describing each event and title at top stating “Notable Weather and Climate Events: 2025”. " title="Map of the U.S. showing locations of notable weather and climate events in 2025 with text describing each event and title at top stating “Notable Weather and Climate Events: 2025”. ">Map of the U.S. notable weather and climate events in 2025.<h2>Other Highlights:</h2><h3>Temperature</h3>Annual temperatures across the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) averaged 54.6°F in 2025, which was 2.6°F above the 20th-century average and ranked as the fourth-warmest year in the 131-year record. Temperatures were above average nationwide, with the most pronounced warmth across the western third of the country. Averaged across the entire region from the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/reference-maps/rockies-and-westward">West Coast through the Rocky Mountains</a>, this area recorded its warmest annual temperature on record.<img src="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/grid-ranks-tavg-202501-202512_0.png" alt="Map of the U.S. showing temperature percentiles for 2025 with warmer areas in gradients of red and cooler areas in gradients of blue. (Courtesy of NOAA NCEI.)" title="Map of the U.S. showing temperature percentiles for 2025 with warmer areas in gradients of red and cooler areas in gradients of blue. (Courtesy of NOAA NCEI.)">Map of the U.S. Mean Temperature Percentiles in 2025.Based on average annual temperatures across <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/reference-maps/">NOAA climate regions</a>, the Southwest saw its warmest year on record; the West and Northwest both ranked third warmest, and the South tied for its fourth-warmest year. Statewide, Utah and Nevada recorded their warmest years on record at 4.3°F and 3.7°F above their 20th-century averages, respectively. In total, a dozen states experienced one of their four warmest years. At the county level, 62 counties across 10 states—more than eight million people—recorded their warmest year on record.Annual temperatures in Alaska averaged 29.5°F, 3.5°F above the 1925–2000 average, ranking as the ninth warmest in the 101-year record. Much-above-average temperatures persisted through most of the year, producing the third-warmest January–November statewide, though a notably cold December lowered the annual ranking.Hawaiʻi recorded an average annual temperature of 67.0°F, 0.7°F above the 1991–2020 average, placing the year within the warmest third of the 35-year record.<h3>Precipitation&nbsp;</h3>The CONUS received an average of 29.19 inches of precipitation in 2025, 0.73 inch below the 20th-century average, placing the year in the driest third of the 131-year record. The annual average does not fully reflect some of the pronounced regional wet and dry patterns seen throughout the year: the western U.S. experienced drier-than-average conditions in the first half of the year, followed by wetter-than-average conditions late in the year, while central and eastern regions generally saw above-average precipitation in spring and early summer, then below-average totals in the fall.&nbsp;<img src="https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/inline-images/grid-ranks-prcp-202501-202512_0.png" alt="Map of the U.S. showing precipitation percentiles for 2025 with wetter areas in gradients of green and drier areas in gradients of brown. (Courtesy of NOAA NCEI)" title="Map of the U.S. showing precipitation percentiles for 2025 with wetter areas in gradients of green and drier areas in gradients of brown. (Courtesy of NOAA NCEI)">Map of the U.S. Total Precipitation Percentiles in 2025.Much of the Southwest and Southeast ended the year below average, with deficits exceeding one foot in parts of the Southeast, while the central and northern Plains, along with the western Ohio Valley, were wetter than average. Kentucky had its 10th-wettest year on record, with over a third of its counties receiving more than a foot above their average annual rainfall.Alaska received 39.72 inches of precipitation in 2025, 3.02 inches above average, placing the year within the wettest third of the 101-year record. Hawaiʻi recorded a total of 41.96 inches, 19.77 inches below average for the state, or about 68 percent of normal (1991–2020), marking its third-driest year in the 35-year record.<h3>Tropical Cyclones</h3>Despite the lack of U.S. landfalls in 2025, the North Atlantic hurricane season was active, producing 13 named storms, including five hurricanes and four major hurricanes; this amount was near the long-term average. The season was particularly notable for three Category 5 hurricanes—Erin, Humberto and Melissa—the second-most to form in a single year. While Erin and Humberto remained offshore, Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica at peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph—tying with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest landfall on record in the Atlantic Basin and ranking as the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2025. Although no direct landfalls occurred, remnants of tropical systems—including Super Typhoon Halong (Alaska) and Hurricane Priscilla (Southwest)—brought flooding impacts to the U.S. late in the year.<h3>Floods</h3>2025 was characterized by widespread and significant flooding, driven by a combination of atmospheric rivers, slow-moving convective systems and tropical moisture. Significant flood events were observed in every season and region; July alone recorded 1,434 flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service—the second-highest July total in 40 years. Several historic precipitation events overwhelmed infrastructure, producing 1-in-1,000-year rainfall recurrence intervals in parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Texas. These events resulted in significant loss of life; catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country in July resulted in at least 135 fatalities, while recurring storms in the Ohio Valley and severe weather across the South contributed to dozens of additional fatalities throughout the year.The year featured stark regional extremes, beginning and ending with strong atmospheric rivers that impacted the West Coast; notable events in February, November and December caused widespread damage and fatalities in California and the Pacific Northwest. In the interior, stalled spring fronts produced historic rainfall across the Lower Ohio Valley, while summer saw a shift to the Northeast, where record-breaking rainfall rates inundated the New York City metro area. Unique hydrological extremes also marked the year, including a record-breaking glacial outburst flood in Alaska, tsunami-induced flooding in Hawaiʻi and deadly flash floods over wildfire burn scars in New Mexico.<h3>Tornadoes</h3>The preliminary U.S. tornado count for 2025 was 1,559, ranking as the fifth-highest on record and 127 percent of the 30-year (1991–2020) average. The year was marked by several notable extremes, including 300 preliminary tornado reports in March—a new March record—more than three times average. In addition to the Enderlin EF-5 tornado, five EF-4 tornadoes occurred in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Kentucky. At the state level, North Dakota shattered its previous annual tornado record of 61 (set in 2010), with 72 tornado reports in 2025.<h3>Wildfires</h3>The number of wildfires in 2025 was approximately 105 percent of the 20-year (2001–20) average, with more than 72,000 wildfires reported. The total number of acres burned from these wildfires—5.0 million acres—was 72 percent of the 20-year average of nearly seven million acres.Southern California experienced some of the year’s most destructive fires. Fueled by Santa Ana winds gusting up to 90 miles per hour and dry conditions, the Eaton Fire burned 14,000 acres, while the Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and was the most destructive wildfire on record for Los Angeles. Together, these fires damaged or destroyed over 18,000 structures during January and were responsible for 31 fatalities. Later in the year, the Gifford Fire became the largest wildfire for California in 2025, burning over 131,000 acres across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties in August.In Arizona, the Dragon Bravo Fire burned more than 145,000 acres between July and September, making it the largest wildfire of the year in the U.S. and the 10th-largest in Arizona history.Alaska had a below-average 2025 wildfire season, with approximately one million acres burned—about two-thirds of the state’s 20-year (2001–20) average.<h3>Drought</h3>The drought footprint across the CONUS experienced marked fluctuations during 2025, following a distinct pattern of spring expansion, early summer contraction and autumn resurgence. The year began with 38.1 percent of the lower 48 states in moderate to exceptional drought (D1–D4). Coverage expanded steadily through March, reaching a spring peak of 44.7 percent on March 25. Widespread precipitation then drove a substantial decline, with drought coverage falling to its annual minimum of 29.6 percent by June 3. However, this improvement was short-lived. Drought conditions intensified during late summer and autumn, with coverage increasing rapidly to a yearly maximum of 46.1 percent on October 21 and again on November 18. By the final week of the year (December 30), drought coverage had eased slightly but remained elevated at 42.8 percent, leaving a larger portion of the country in drought than at the start of 2025.<h3>Snowfall</h3>The 2024–25 snow season featured above-average snowfall across parts of the mountainous West, central Plains, Gulf Coast, Southeast and Ohio Valley, while below-average snowfall occurred across much of the Great Basin, southern Rockies, northern Plains, Upper Midwest and portions of the Northeast.The 2025–26 snowfall season to date (October 1–December 31, 2025) saw above-average snowfall across much of the Midwest and Great Lakes region, with lake-effect areas receiving more than a foot above average for this period. In contrast, much of the Mountain West and High Plains received lower-than-average snowfall, particularly the Cascades, Wasatch and Uinta and the northern and southern Rockies, with the exception of the Sierra Nevada and parts of the northern Cascades, Bitterroots and middle Rockies.&nbsp;

Year in Review: 2025 4th Warmest on Record

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SOUTH - Rounds of cold arctic air have been pushing across the South. As we head into the weekend, another frontal system will draw in just enough cold air and encounter just enough moisture to bring the potential for snow to the South. Totals should be on the lighter side, but some areas could see 1-3" stick.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768686125021.png">A winter weather advisory has been issued from eastern Alabama into southern Georgia. Snow could accumulate in these areas, including interstates like I-75, I-16, and I-20.<h2>Forecast</h2>The NBM (National Blend of Models) shows the probability of snow across the South. Currently, the best chances are from southeastern Alabama up through the Carolinas.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/New Baron Video 3-1768686374000.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Moisture is likely to begin as rainfall on Saturday before transitioning to snow into late Saturday night, but more likely Sunday morning. Snow could then continue along the frontal boundary into the late morning on Sunday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/New Baron Video 3-1768686502752.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Totals</h2>Winter Storm Warnings are up for parts of Central Georgia where as much as three to four inches of snow could fall. However, the snow will not stick around for long as temperatures warm above freezing into the afternoon hours.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/01/1-1768686639555.png">Be sure to join us on WeatherNation as we continue to fine-tune this forecast in the coming days.

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Lake-Effect Snow Machine Ready To Crank Out Heavy Accumulations

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Cold Stuns Iguanas in Florida, Another Arctic Blast On The Way

Year in Review: 2025 4th Warmest on Record

Snow in The South: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance

Lake-Effect Snow Machine Ready To Crank Out Heavy Accumulations

Snow Targets I-95 Sunday From Virginia Through New England

Cold Stuns Iguanas in Florida, Another Arctic Blast On The Way

Year in Review: 2025 4th Warmest on Record

Snow in The South: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance