Kevin Schneider

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<p>While there are still many uncertainties, winter weather is going to impact the Gulf Coast this week. This weekend, as arctic air plunges south, it will set the stage for potential winter impacts. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast from SE Texas to Central Mississippi. The alerts will likely expand eastward tonight into Sunday.</p><p><strong><em>RELATED ARTICLE:</em></strong><em> </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/how-cold-will-this-weekend-be"><em>Dangerous Wind Chills Likely Into Next Week</em></a></p><h1>SET-UP</h1><p>A hard freeze is becoming more of a likely scenario for some areas that haven't seen temperatures that low this season. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-17 072230-1737124473141.png">Temperatures below average and hovering around freezing are setting up along the Gulf Coast this weekend and linger into Monday and Tuesday. A wave of energy will move through the larger trough of low pressure and provide some broad lift, starting in Texas and working east. At the surface, an area of low pressure moving across the Gulf will start to interject moisture into the system. The position of the low will determine how much moisture will be available for precipitation chances. This could present a limiting factor, but it's too early to tell.</p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-17 072305-1737124787597.png">TIMING</h1><p>*<strong><u>KEEP IN MIND THIS IS JUST ONE MODEL RUN</u></strong>: forecast factors will change and confidence will grow as we get closer to the event.</p><p>Precipitation will move onshore into coastal Texas Monday morning and spread north to the I-20 corridor through the day. Wintry precipitation potential will move east into Louisiana and Mississippi into Tuesday morning, and into Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas through the day. We may see temperatures cold enough for a wintry mix in the Florida Panhandle.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Baron 2-1737258071979.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1880370083647877279" src="https://x.com/NWSTallahassee/status/1880370083647877279"></div><h1>Potential Accumulation</h1><p>Keep in mind - these forecasts may still shift significantly in the days ahead, depending on the track of the low and how much warm air it will pull into the cold. <br><br>As of Sunday, models are favoring areas along and north of I-10 from Texas through western Florida for snow accumulations, with higher totals from eastern Texas into Mississippi. Freezing rain and sleet will mix in as well for areas just to the south. Prepare this weekend for travel impacts and potential power outages where heavy ice occurs. Check back in on this forecast on air or online for updates!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-19 101653-1737307036400.jpg"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-19 101637-1737307023419.jpg"></p>

Patrick Crawford

Gulf States Brace For Chance of Wintry Precip

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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: #454545;">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.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a></span></p>

Rob Bradley

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<p>Exciting times are ahead for stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts! Two planetary alignments will happen in a span of 40 days, the first featuring six planets in January, followed by a seven planet alignment in late February. Naked eye observers can expect to see four planets during each event, but adding binoculars or a telescope will help you see the rest.<br><br>Planetary alignment occurs when planets are on the same side of the sun and appear to line up in the night sky. While the planets always appear to form a line, seeing several planets visible to the naked eye doesn't happen every year. Planets of the solar system have differing orbital periods so it can take a while for several to appear together. For example, Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the sun while Jupiter takes about 12 years. </p><h1>January Alignment</h1><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Jan_2025_sky chart_Planets-1737305096113.png"></p><p><em>Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech</em></p><p>Since the middle of the month, four of the five brightest planets in the night sky have been visible after sunset and will continue to "line up" through the end of the month. The best chance to see these four planets <em>and</em> the two hiding in the dark (Neptune and Uranus) will occur around the 21st and 22nd in the southern sky after sunset, looking generally to the south. Neptune can be found just above Venus and Jupiter while using a telescope or binoculars (top of page), while Uranus will be to the right of Jupiter. This alignment will occur for multiple nights, but as the planets shift, it will be more difficult to see them all in the same sector of sky.</p><h1>February Alignment</h1><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-19 084957-1737302067137.png"></p><p>Planets align again in late February, but this time SEVEN planets will appear in the same sector or sky. Like the January alignment, four of the planets will be visible to the naked eye (Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars), while the others will require a tool to help you (binoculars or a telescope). For viewers in North America, trying to see the planets in the days leading up to the 28th will likely produce the best viewing. In order to see Saturn during this alignment, you'll need to be ready as the sun goes down since it will be close to the sun and horizon. While Mercury can be viewed at times without an optical zoom, it will likely need it in this alignment due to its proximity to the sun.</p>

Planets Align in January and February

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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<p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-19 101948-1737307222572.jpg"></p><p><strong>Key Messages</strong></p><ul><li><p>Although not spreading, the Palisades Fire continues to burn in Southern California. Evacuation orders remain in effect. E</p></li><li><p>Progress continues to be made in building containment lines on the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire.</p></li><li><p>Palisades and Eaton Fires have been deadly with multiple fatalities reported</p></li><li><p>Have a plan in place and a go bag ready for quick evacuations!</p></li></ul><p>There are two different active fires still burning across California with some level of non-containment, with the Palisades fire still being the largest having burned over 23,000 acres. The Palisades fire is now over 50% contained. The Eaton fire has now burned over 7,000 structures and is now over 80% contained.</p><p>The Eaton and Palisades Fires both now rank in the top 4 most destructive fires in California history with over 15,000 structures burned.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-18 061446-1737206094062.png"></p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1877040239241224343" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1877040239241224343"></div><p></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-10 053546-1736512590442.jpg"></p><p></p><h1></h1><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1880699179649102187" src="https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1880699179649102187"></div><h1>Fire Weather Forecast</h1><p>Humidity has increased with lighter winds, leading to improved conditions for firefighters to gain control. These onshore winds will continue to increase humidity this weekend, before winds shift again into the early work week. That being said, southern California is not out of the woods yet, as we continue to see little to no precipitation in the forecast and another round of dry, offshore winds next week. Monday through Wednesday could see critical fire conditions developing once again.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-18 061543-1737206157979.png"> Be prepared for dangerous fire conditions to return, and remain up to date with the forecast and any issued alerts. In addition, Red Flag Warnings have been reissued for parts of Southern California through Tuesday. LA and Santa Clarita are under Extreme Fire Outlooks by Monday AM, the northern end of the red flag warnings. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/1-1737241065697.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/web 8-1737289182145.png">While the mountains surrounding Los Angeles will have higher wind gusts, some of those could get down into the city. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Baron 2-1737258330139.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Tune in to your West Regional forecast at :50 past the hour, every hour on WeatherNation.</p>

Firefighters Race to Contain Fires Before Winds Return

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<p>A cold front and trailing coastal low will keep the pattern active in the Northeast through the weekend. An initial round of rain and snow will be followed by mostly snow from late tonight through Monday morning. The exact track of the low will determine where a corridor of heavy snow falls, but there is still some uncertainty about this factor. Winter alerts have now been issued for this round of snow Sunday into Monday for parts of the Northeast.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-19 100947-1737306595825.jpg"> A blast of bitterly cold air, the coldest yet of the winter is waiting on the other side of a snowy end to the weekend. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-17 075139-1737125578659.png"></p><h1>Forecast Timing</h1><p>The trailing coastal low will begin to produce snow early Sunday morning from Virginia up through New Jersey, with snow spreading up the coast into New England by the late morning hours. Snow is expected to continue into Sunday night as it tapers off from south to north.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Baron 2-1737258557911.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Snow Comparison</h1><p>The track of low will determine who gets the potential for over 6 inches of new snow. The Baron and GFS model both have a good handle on the snow. The biggest difference between the models are the amounts. Our in house model is favoring more snow than the GFS model. Regardless, everyone in the Northeast will see snow with the heaviest along and west of Interstate 95!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/1-1737258715042.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/1-1737258738567.png"></p><p></p>

One-Two Punch Brings Snow Back to the East Coast

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Tracey Anthony

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<p>The coldest air of the season is making its way across the U.S. this Sunday morning and it is impacting millions.  Over 150 million Americans across the lower 48 are under Cold Weather or Frost/Freeze alerts this morning. The frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds, will lead to wind chills of - 50° in some locations. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Web 4-1737286218579.png">When wind chills drop below -30°, it only takes 10 minutes for skin exposed to the elements to experience frostbite.  Early signs of frostbite include redness, numbness, or a tingling sensation, which can quickly progress to pale, hard skin and eventual tissue damage if exposure continues.</p><p>Low temperatures across the Plains and Great Lakes will drop below zero by Sunday and Monday, significantly colder than average for this time of the year.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-18 062851-1737206958501.png"> Eventually, this cold Artic air will spread to the Northeast. All eyes are on Monday, as the Presidential inauguration will be underway in Washington, D.C. Officials have already moved the inauguration inside due to the dangerous windchills.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Web 5-1737286481915.png"></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-18 062903-1737206973074.png">Reminder, to dusk off the Jacket and bring out that extra blanket, as temperatures will be below freezing even as far south as Houston. Temperatures will start slipping throughout the day Saturday, with reinforcing shots of cold air into next week driving afternoon highs down into the 30's.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-18 063521-1737207336803.png"></p><p>In addition to yourself, make sure you are taking care of the 4 P's : People, Pets, Pipes, and Plants if you are being impacted by these frigid temperatures! </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-14 160117-1736895706678.png">You will find more watching your top weather headlines on WeatherNation, along with your regional forecasts.</p>

Alana Cameron

Over a 150 Million under Cold Weather Alerts Sunday Morning

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<p>A strong cold front will bring heavy showers and strong storms to the Southeast this weekend, with a severe weather threat-focused in portions of Florida. Strong shear and limited instability will likely to lead to a few damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two, mainly Sunday morning into Sunday afternoon.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Web 1-1737283995613.png"></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Web 2-1737284023332.png"></p><h1>Forecast</h1><p>A line of isolated storms along a cold front boundary drops into this morning and continues south into Central Florida around midday today. This line of showers will be our biggest severe weather risk with the skies drying out quickly after the front pushes past.  A few showers will linger across southern Florida into Monday but the whole sunshine state will feel the temperature impacts behind this rain.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/2025-01-19 06-00-50-1737284480425.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Rainfall &amp; Flood Potential</h1><p>Heavy rain is likely in northern Florida and south Georgia, with totals surpassing 2-5 inches for Saturday and Sunday totals. Rain is expected to clear in these areas by midday Sunday. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/1-1737258959953.png"></p><p>Temperatures will drop drastically behind this cold front. This cold air is impacting over 100 million across the country.  Read more about the cold: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/how-cold-will-this-weekend-be">Dangerous Wind Chills This Week</a> </p><p>Updates for the Eastern Regional Forecast are on air at :10 past the hour, or get that forecast anytime with the WeatherNaiton app.</p>

Isolated Severe Potential for Central Florida

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<p>While ice coverage has been increasing across the Great Lakes over the past couple of weeks (28% for Lake Erie), it's not so much as to damped the lake-effect snow machine. Together with a quick-moving Clipper system, snowfall has been spreading across the Northeast through the day Thursday. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-16 155207-1737067939335.png"></p><p>Another few inches of snow remains possible across the shores of Lake Erie and Ontario, down the Appalachian Mountains, and perhaps closer to the Eastern Seaboard.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-16 155522-1737068147458.png">RELATED: Read more about the cold temperatures <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/arctic-air-returns-behind-clipper-system">HERE</a></p><p>Winter weather alerts remain in place for portions of Ohio from Cleveland down to east of Charleston, WV into Friday morning. </p><h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot 2025-01-16 155724-1737068295635.png">TIMING</h1><p>Snow will linger into the overnight hours, but generally be wrapped up as we wake up Friday morning. </p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/01/northeastsnow-1737068392008.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Make sure to tune into WeatherNation for the latest details.</p>

Dave Holder

Lake-Effect Snow Brings Woes to the Northeast

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<h1><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noradsanta.org/en/">CLICK HERE TO TRACK SANTA WITH NORAD!</a><br></h1><div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LGqyHwddfu0" start="0"></iframe></div><p><span style="color: rgb(15, 20, 25)">We spoke to </span><span style="color: black">Major Jennie Derenzis</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 20, 25)"> of NORAD. She gives us details on Santa's trip around the world, and how Santa and the gang get you your presents in an efficient and timely manner! </span><span style="color: rgb(40, 42, 58)">Watch along with WeatherNation as we track Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve!</span></p><h2>Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:</h2><p>Santa's sleigh is approximately 75 candy canes in length or 150 lollypops. The weight at takeoff is 75k gumdrops and Santa is estimated to be 260 lbs at takeoff - we're not sure how much he weighs by the time he lands after all those cookies! Santa's sleigh can travel faster than starlight at maximum speed and is powered by 9 reindeer!</p><h2><strong>How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?</strong></h2><p style="text-align: start">For more than 60 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/12/santa_and_shoup-1703177296101.jpg"></p><p style="text-align: start"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">(Image: Colonel Harry Shoup, NORAD's First Santa Tracker September 29, 1917 - March 14, 2009)</span></em></p><p style="text-align: start">The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.</p><p style="text-align: start">In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defense command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa.</p>

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