Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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Record-high temperatures were shattered at the start of February in California. Escondido, in Southern California, hit 92°. Another ridge of high pressure builds in midweek, bringing another round of record high potential. All the red dots indicate cities that could break their record high temperature for Wednesday and Thursday (above).<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04 03-27-18-1770200864863.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Cities like Los Angeles have average highs this time of the year in the 60s. Instead, high temperatures could hit 90° by Wednesday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 111828-1770229112928.png">With warm temperatures, we are also looking at strong winds in Southern California. Wind advisories have been issued for Wednesday and Thursday, as wind gusts are likely to reach upwards of 45 mph.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 111843-1770229127644.png">Farther north, temperatures will also be around 10° to, in some cases, even 30° above average!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 111856-1770229141630.png">In better news, these warm temperatures will likely follow the ridge of high pressure out east. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), giving us good confidence in above average temperatures shifting eastward into next week!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web1-1770213123716.png">

Feeling More Like Summer Out West

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<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2018383921759535517" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2018383921759535517"></div>Charlotte, NC had record snowfall on Saturday picking up 11inches and a little farther to the north the Big Apple rounded out January with below freezing temps for nine days in a row! By February 2nd, temperatures finally touched above freezing. However another cold spell is on the way for the weekend.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web2-1770199553792.png">Morning temperatures will drop to the single digits for most of the Northeast by the weekend, with a few isolated areas such as Burlington, VT, dropping those lows into the sub-zero category!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 111703-1770229032633.png">Snow begins early Friday morning across the Great Lakes and pushes into the Northeast through Saturday. The highest totals should be more confined to the Great Lakes.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 111748-1770229072504.png">Winter weather alerts have been issued for the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia and Pennsylvania for Friday through Saturday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-04 110936-1770228610258.png">The highest totals look to be downwind of the Great Lakes. Other locations are expected to see a few inches of snow.More details on your Eastern Regional Forecast can be found :10 past the hour on WeatherNation.

The Arctic Grip Holds Across the Northeast

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Adrian Hernandez

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<h1>Carolina Ice:</h1>Winter Weather Advisories drop off through Tuesday night in the Ohio Valley, as a low-pressure system sinks further south. As a result, we have better chances for some rainfall across the Carolinas throughout Wednesday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04 06-05-36-1770210749107.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>However, once temperatures cool behind the system, there's a slight chance of some freezing rain towards Raleigh. While totals are not too impressive, a light glaze might be enough to cause some headaches. Thus, winter weather alerts have been issued for the area.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web1-1770210848994.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web2-1770210855854.png"><h1>South Rain</h1>The southern extent of this system will bring rain chances down south pretty widespread. The impacts from the rain will be felt in most of the southeast on Wednesday, and all the way down to central/south Florida come Thursday!<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-04 06-22-32-1770211426521.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>While most of us should see rainfall in some capacity, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), calling for only a small percentage of us to see only general thunderstorms. With weak lift ahead of this front, the likelihood of severe weather is very low.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web1-1770211295736.png">When all is said and done, most of us walk away with about an inch of rain at most across the southeast!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web5-1770211543685.png">Make sure to stay tuned to WeatherNation, as we'll continue to track this system for you!

Midweek System Brings a Variety of Impacts to the East

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Kevin Schneider

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The championship of the National Football League is set to be decided this upcoming Sunday. The Seattle Seahawks will face the New England Patriots for the right to claim the title at 5:30 PM Sunday. But will the weather have a say in who is hoisting the trophy at the end of it?<h3>PATTERN BREAKING DOWN</h3>A strong area of high pressure is currently in charge of the weather out west. That's pushing temperatures to the extreme in Los Angeles, especially for early February. If you plan on attending any of the pregame festivities this week before the game kicks off, no issues at all!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-03 115531-1770144944078.png"> That will begin to break down towards the end of the week, but will it be in enough time to start talking about rain chances in Santa Clara? Right now, it's a firm maybe.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-03 05-31-00-1770121880427.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Rain doesn't look like it's going to ruin the game or any of the activities, but it bears watching as we go throughout the week. This far in advance makes it a tough call. Better bet to see some weather will be a bit farther north, into Oregon and Washington into the first part of next week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-03 115537-1770144951284.png">Stay with us as we iron out the details on the big forecast for the big game on Sunday.

Jackie Brown

Big Game Forecast!

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While it has now been about a week since a major ice storm swept across the southern tier of the country, over a hundred thousand customers remain without power, the majority across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. While temperatures warmed some, it's been a cold week for people to be without power, creating dangerous conditions for those without heat.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-03 115640-1770145007230.png">Customers without power are beginning to improve as temperatures climb.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-03 115635-1770145012216.png">Low temperatures will begin to rebound, more noticeably, by midweek. However, with another system bringing even more cool air, temps plummet right back down into the high 20s!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-03 084341-1770133432445.png">Will continue to update this story on Weather Nation, including your Southeast Regional Forecast, every 10 past the hour.

Midweek System Brings a Variety of Impacts to the East

Big Game Forecast!

Thousands of Customers Still Remain Without Power

Feeling More Like Summer Out West

The Arctic Grip Holds Across the Northeast

Midweek System Brings a Variety of Impacts to the East

Big Game Forecast!

Thousands of Customers Still Remain Without Power

Feeling More Like Summer Out West

The Arctic Grip Holds Across the Northeast

Midweek System Brings a Variety of Impacts to the East

Big Game Forecast!

Thousands of Customers Still Remain Without Power