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Wintry precipitation chances increasing for parts of the South & Southeast. Numerical guidance continues to advance the Arctic cold front farther south & east faster than previous runs.

I want to take a moment to address the chatter about the possibility of an ice storm across parts of the Southeast next week. I’ll discuss how you

Travelers will be heavily impacted by Mother Nature this week across a large part of the country (see Fig. 1). A potent storm system is taking shape across

Introduction Each fall, Firsthand Weather releases a winter forecast to explain the large-scale atmospheric and oceanic features that could drive temperature and precipitation patterns during the winter months

With Thanksgiving around a week away, it’s time to begin taking a stab at the forecast. Over the next seven days, a parade of storm systems will ride

A large dip in the jet stream will send an Arctic cold front deep into southern parts of the country by early this upcoming week (Fig. 1). The

Many of you have heard rumors of snow. Let’s talk about that. We’re over 3 weeks away from the start of meteorological winter, yet next week’s setup is

November is off to a cool start for much of the northern-half of the country and more cold weather is in the forecast. Numerical guidance continues to indicate

The ‘NWS Blend of Models’ is very aggressive with rainfall amounts over the Southeast (SE) over the next 9-days. It is possible this is overdone, but without a

October is forecast to end on a cold note across a large part of the country as a large pattern change takes shape. This pattern change will take