Brittany Lockley

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As we near the peak of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, one question on many minds is why it has been so quiet? About two-thirds of all Atlantic hurricane activity typically occurs between August 20th and October 10th. With only a handful of named storms and only one major hurricane through late August, the sluggish pace stands in stark contrast to what many seasonal forecasts had warned would be an active year. So, what's causing the delay? <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 073829-1756301920679.png">Several key factors are at play in this unusually slow start. First, the Main Development Region (MDR) of the tropical Atlantic, where most storms form during peak season, has been cooler than expected. While still slightly above average, it falls short of the record-breaking warmth seen in 2024. Meanwhile, waters in the subtropical Atlantic are significantly warmer, disrupting the usual energy gradient that helps fuel storm formation.Atmospheric conditions have also been unusually hostile to storms. Persistent wind shear across the Gulf and Caribbean has torn apart developing systems before they can organize. On top of that, the upper atmosphere has remained unusually warm and stable, effectively placing a lid on the kind of deep convection hurricanes need to grow. Add in frequent plumes of dry, dusty air from the Sahara, and the result is a storm-suppressing cocktail that’s kept the basin eerily calm.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 072548-1756301167707.png"><h1>Next Few Weeks</h1>However, do not let your guard down. All it takes is one hurricane to make it a memorable season. The tropics in the Atlantic have a chance to stay active through the first week of September. While a large-scale Kelvin Wave is not likely to spur activity like it has over the last two weeks, additional tropical waves could develop in the Atlantic and the Gulf/Western Caribbean. During this time of year, any development will need to be monitored closely.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-21 051407-1755774861734.png"><h1>Fernand</h1>As of now, Tropical Storm Fernand continues to churn out in the Atlantic as a lopsided storm moving to the northeast. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 063344-1756298038041.png">Anyone with European plans might want to monitor Fernand, because it's following in some eerily similar footsteps as Erin. Here's where Erin is ending up:<div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1960166825234432478" src="https://x.com/CIRA_CSU/status/1960166825234432478"></div><h1>Eastern Pacific</h1>Tropical Storm Juliette is still spinning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It is going to make a run at becoming a hurricane over the next day or so, but should remain well enough offshore to stay harmless.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 063434-1756298085879.png">The Eastern Pacific has been pretty active again. THREE other areas of interest, aside from Juliette. None of these looks like they will threaten land, with the most unique being the one passing south of Hawaii. If it forms past the 140 W line, it will officially knock off ANOTHER name from the Central Pacific basin list, Lala.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 063510-1756298131467.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 062903-1756211360503.png">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

TROPICS: Fernand Spins Around Atlantic, Four Areas to Watch in the Pacific

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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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A strong Summer cold front knifed its way through the Northern Tier and Plains. Overnight lows have been dropping to record levels once again on Wednesday. More record low temperatures are possible through Thursday. Some of these potential records stretch all the way to the Gulf Coast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075240-1756302773722.png">Across the North Central U.S., temperatures on Wednesday morning will mainly be in the 50s, but there are a few 40s.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075312-1756302820142.png"> Across the Northeastern U.S., temperatures will mostly be in the low 50s for Wednesday morning.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075322-1756302820145.png">Across the Northeastern U.S., temperatures will mostly be in the low 50s for Wednesday morning.Another front drops out of Canada later this week. That will keep those temperatures from even THINKING about getting hot.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 163533-1756247737898.png">The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has a higher confidence in forecasting below average temperatures for the first week of September.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 163557-1756247796483.png">Download the WeatherNation TV app today.

More Records Fall Behind Impressive Front

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Chris Tomer

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A surge of Monsoon moisture is moving across the West, including CA, NV, and the Four Corners. Many areas are under flood watches through Wednesday night. Flash flooding is possible with the heavy rainfall, with up to two inches expected in a short period of time.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 080351-1756303447730.png">During July and August, we watch for surges of Monsoon moisture. During those months, steering winds turn southerly and bring in new moisture from the Gulf and Pacific.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 161945-1756246790250.png">Some of the storms that develop from the monsoon moisture can produce gusty winds and hail across Colorado.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 080532-1756303552985.png"><h1>Timing</h1>Daily rounds of t-storms with flash flood potential are likely through Thursday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-27 08-04-40-1756303518578.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The best time for storms will be with diurnal heating during our afternoons, but because so much moisture is in place, some morning and overnight storms will be possible. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has multiple days of Excessive Rainfall Outlooks in place for the threat of flooding.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-27 08-07-25-1756303736300.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Monsoon Moisture Surges, Flood Risk From California to Colorado

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Conditions in the Northwest have been hot and dry. The Flat Fire began on August 21st near Sisters, OR, and has grown to over 23,000 acres (above).There is a risk for isolated dry thunderstorms (with lightning and wind but very little rainfall) through Wednesday across the Northwest. Meaning, conditions are still dry at the surface, and with thunderstorms that form, the lightning can spark another fire.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075554-1756302968058.png">Monsoonal moisture will be moving into the region, bringing some areas of relief, but also bringing flooding threats.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075627-1756303010132.png">Flood Watches are in place through Wednesday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075704-1756303034856.png">A few inches of rain are looking likely, especially across portions of ID, WY, and MT. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-27 075732-1756303064261.png">The bulk of the rain will be through Wednesday, although, some of it will continue into Thursday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-27 07-57-59-1756303126025.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>More details can be found during your Western Regional Forecast :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Northwest: Fire Danger and Flooding

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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Upper-level high pressure will stay dominant over the western U.S., leading to dangerous heat and dry conditions (and wildfire risk). Heat alerts have come to an end for the southwest, but there are still some in the northwestern U.S.Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in place across the Northwest, as temperatures are expected to run above average. Seattle has a forecast high of 88° on Tuesday, and normally averages 77°. By Mid-Week and the end of the week, expect temperatures to cool down.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 063953-1756212004662.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 064016-1756212024058.png">The longer range temperature trend for the last days of August looks warmer than normal in the Pacific Northwest/West Coast and normal across the Four Corners.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-25 123322-1756146822565.png">Tune in to WeatherNation for the latest on your forecast.

Kevin Schneider

Heat Alerts Continue for the Northwest

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A surge of Monsoon moisture is headed for the Northwest between Tuesday and Thursday.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 064304-1756212190861.png">Rainfall</h1>1-3 inches of total rainfall is possible across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.<h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-26 064333-1756212219863.png">Flash Flooding</h1>There is a Slight Risk for Excessive Rain (dark green) on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the heaviest of the thunderstorms are expected. <video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-26 06-44-44-1756212299114.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Timing</h1><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/tomer nw futurecast-1756165087800.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Cooler High Temps</h1>The extra clouds and higher rain chances will likely deliver cooler temps.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/tomer nw highs-1756165141019.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

Monsoon Moisture Drifts Into The Northwest

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A strong cold front is pushing across the Front Range and Midwest. It is dropping temperatures and bringing strong storms and heavy rainfall. Through Monday morning, there will still be strong storms possible with a marginal to slight risk of severe weather.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-24 194042-1756086109690.jpg">These storms will linger through parts of Oklahoma through the morning on Monday.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/0824-1756086230802.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>The next 5 days will remain active with heavy rain and flooding threats.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-24 194711-1756086461645.jpg">There are flood watches in place in anticipation of heavy rain and flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot 2025-08-24 194804-1756086508629.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest updates on the forecast. You can always find your full Central Regional Forecast:30 past the hour.

Front Brings Storms to the Midwest and Front Range

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Patrick Crawford has always been a huge weather buff! He grew up in Plano, Texas, and it was there that he experienced what Mother Nature was capable of doing. He would always turn on the television to see what local meteorologists were saying about the weather. That's when he realized he wanted to be a meteorologist.

Patrick graduated from Northern Illinois University (’04) with a degree in Meteorology and a double minor in Mathematics and Geography. Broadcast Meteorology has been great to him and he has been able to work in television markets all across the country. Some of his stops have included New Orleans, Green Bay and even Yuma, Arizona. He is so excited to be part of the WeatherNation team.

He has been awarded the prestigious CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) weather seal from the American Meteorological Society.

Feel free to catch up with Patrick Crawford on his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistPC/">Facebook</a> and on <a href="https://twitter.com/MeteorologistPC">Twitter</a> pages.

Patrick Crawford

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The Storm Prediction Center has issued a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for portions of Minnesota, northern Iowa, and western Wisconsin. Hail will be the main threat but damaging winds will also be likely. This follows hail from the same system on Monday in the Dakotas.The peak of storm activity will be associated with warmer afternoon temperatures before letting up by the evening. Storms continue into the overnight hours, as more moisture and energy arrive from the west.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/mnstorms-1685490007006.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Forecast rainfall totals will be locally higher where stronger storms are expected to move through. Currently, there is a risk of excessive rain that may lead to localized flooding. Since there is a persistent and slow-moving pattern, some storms are capable of producing up to 3" of rainfall. This would be good news for the drought in western Iowa.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/05/rainfall-1685461597072.jpg">More on this story can be watched live at :30 minutes past the hour during the Central Regional forecast. Join us!

Strong Storms for Minnesota & Iowa

TROPICS: Fernand Spins Around Atlantic, Four Areas to Watch in the Pacific

As we near the peak of the 2025 Atlantic hurr

More Records Fall Behind Impressive Front

A strong Summer cold front knifed its way thr

Monsoon Moisture Surges, Flood Risk From California to Colorado

A surge of Monsoon moisture is moving across

Northwest: Fire Danger and Flooding

Conditions in the Northwest have been hot and

Heat Alerts Continue for the Northwest

Upper-level high pressure will stay dominant

Monsoon Moisture Drifts Into The Northwest

A surge of Monsoon moisture is headed for the

Front Brings Storms to the Midwest and Front Range

A strong cold front is pushing across the Fro