Tracey Anthony

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A top tier fire threat has been issued across the front range and the plains for Tuesday afternoon. The fire danger exists there Monday but by Tuesday the weather conditions will be extreme. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web 12-1771245777313.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web 13-1771245786711.png">Widespread Red Flag warnings have been issued for the region and that will expand further into Tuesday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web 11-1771245838116.png">All ingredients to spread a brush fire quickly will be present. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web-1771245867180.png">We are talking record breaking heat potential with the warm daytime highs in the area. Along with wide spread High Wind Warnings, and extremely dry air with relative humidity values dropping into the low teens and even the single digits for some! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web1'-1771246034105.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web3-1771246047373.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web2-1771246065921.png">Catch all your latest updates by tuning into WeatherNation or download the WeatherNationTV app for the latest at your finger tips.

Fire Danger Upgraded to Extreme Threat in the Central Plains

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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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ROCKIES - A round of snow and rain is leaving the Four Corners, but not to worry, our drought-stricken friends, more is on the way! Winter Alerts have started to expand across the four corners.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/we1-1771245107533.png">The next series of strong troughs will impact California this week, sending additional rain and snow into the Four Corners starting Monday evening. On and off rain and snow showers are expected to continue through much of the week, dropping feet of snow for some areas in the Rockies.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/02-15_rsw_fourc orners 18z-1771210192548.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Snowfall totals could reach 1 to 3 feet in the higher elevations through Thursday morning. The system's track from the Southwest will favor upslope snow in SW Utah and Colorado, increasing totals there, such as Telluride.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/we2-1771245119925.png">Most ski resorts can expect at least 9-12" through Thursday morning, with some seeing up to two feet!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/we3b1-1771245155434.png">Stay tuned to WeatherNation for the latest updates.

Rounds of Snow Return to the Rockies

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After a warm and dry January, the pattern out west has finally flipped. Feet of snow are expected in the Sierra, while inches of rain will fall in lower elevations. A line of severe storms is even possible by Monday morning in Los Angeles, with damaging winds and a tornado or two possible.<h1>Flooding &amp; Severe Storms</h1>As the front moves onshore on Monday, jet stream energy around the trough will be focused across Southern California. While there won't be a high amount of CAPE (convective available potential energy), wind shear will be on the high end, allowing storms to rotate while bringing strong gusts to the surface. This means a few severe storms, including tornadoes, are possible.The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) for the wind and tornado potential on Monday from north of Paso Robles through Los Angeles.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web1-1771241888958.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Web 9-1771245407593.png">Flash flooding is looking possible through Tuesday across portions of Southern California, including Los Angeles. The outlooks taper off by Wednesday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-16 06-38-34-1771241950039.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Timing</h1>As the upper low slowly slides east, the precipitation will expand down to Los Angeles and San Diego along the front on Monday. Rain and snow look likely off and on into Thursday as another strong trough arrives, especially on Tuesday from the Bay Area up to the Donner Pass, where another corridor on intense rain and snow looks to move in.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-16 06-39-31-1771242000604.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Winter weather alerts have been issued for much of California through Wednesday.<ul><li>2000-2500 feet: up to one foot</li><li>2500-3500 feet: one to two feet</li><li>3500 feet and above: four to eight feet</li><li>wind gusts up to 45 mph</li></ul><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web1-1771242035715.png"><h1>Heavy Snow</h1>Travel could be impossible in some spots with the high snowfall rates and winds. Snowfall totals could surpass 4-5 feet in some areas, like Mammoth Mountain. Resorts around Lake Tahoe could also see 4-5 feet, including I-80 and the Donner Pass. The heavy snowfall rates will make mountain travel impossible at times.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web1-1771242126814.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web0-1771242104610.png">Even the mountains in Southern California will see heavy snowfall developing Monday afternoon and evening. Travel will be very difficult at times through early Thursday.

Monster Storm System Will Wallop California

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More record high temperatures were broken across the northern U.S. Temperatures soared into the 60s for some!<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="2022053101604417635" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/2022053101604417635"></div>It has been a tale of two halves of the country so far this winter. In the West, temperatures have been extremely warm, while the East feels the repetitive shots of cold air, fresh from the Canadian Arctic. Now, as our pattern begins to shift, many people will feel the shift from bitterly cold temperatures to a more spring-like feel.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-15 163120-1771198291433.png">High pressure has ridged and is in place. This will begin to shove the arctic air back to the north and allow a significant warm-up from the Gulf to the Canadian border. Cities such as Sioux Falls, Minneapolis, and Chicago, which felt temperatures well below 0° for a good chunk of January, will suddenly feel temperatures that are more typical of April.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web1-1771241543632.png">Down south, temperatures are expected to stay well above average heading into the next work week.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web3-1771241575354.png"><h2>Fire Danger</h2>Due to the gusty winds, low relative humidity, and warmth in the forecast the Fire Weather Watches and Red Flag Warnings are in effect across the plains for dangerous fire weather conditions.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/webeb2-1771241653602.png">Winds may gust upwards of 55-65 mph in these areas with localized gusts capable of surpassing 70-80 mph over the mountains.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/web4-1771241681102.png">The southern Plains will also be feeling the anomalous warmth, helping to increase the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/active-weather-weekend-ahead">severe weather threat</a> there over the next couple of days. Confidence is very high in spring-like warmth sticking around as we head deeper into February. The chance for thunderstorms in a more spring-like pattern will continue along with it!

Adrian Hernandez

Warm February Temps and Fire Danger

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Kevin Schneider

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Storms flew through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi this weekend. Leaving behind strong damaging winds and tornadoes. Two reports have been confirmed out of Mississippi from Sunday, both rating EF-1.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-15 160500-1771196706661.png">Strong and severe storms have developed across the south and will continue through tonight. The threat continues across portions of Florida and Georgia. Damaging winds and tornadoes will be the primary concern.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot 2026-02-15 160628-1771196792439.png">Be sure to join us on WeatherNation as we track this system's development!

Monster Storm System Will Wallop California

Warm February Temps and Fire Danger

Severe Storms Target the South Sunday

Fire Danger Upgraded to Extreme Threat in the Central Plains

Rounds of Snow Return to the Rockies

Monster Storm System Will Wallop California

Warm February Temps and Fire Danger

Severe Storms Target the South Sunday

Fire Danger Upgraded to Extreme Threat in the Central Plains

Rounds of Snow Return to the Rockies

Monster Storm System Will Wallop California

Warm February Temps and Fire Danger

Severe Storms Target the South Sunday