Powerful cold front to sweep East Coast with frigid air, damaging winds
A very strong cold front sinking south out of Canada will send dangerously cold temperatures and potentially damaging winds sweeping toward the East Coast to start the weekend. This will likely be the coldest air of the season for some areas in line for…
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Dangerous cold, potentially historic southern winter storm on tap this week
The heart of winter’s here. A lobe of the polar vortex swooping down toward the southern latitudes is responsible for spilling dangerously cold temperatures across the United States to begin the week. We’re also on the lookout for…
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Reality check: What we do and don’t know about the looming cold snap
A surge of cold air looming over the eastern half of the United States has social media buzzing with the possibility of frigid temperatures and wintry precipitation. We’re really going to endure a spell of colder-than-normal temperatures through at…
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Unusually cold start to May arrives with feet of snow in the mountains
It feels more like the beginning of March across a huge chunk of the eastern United States as an unusual pattern brings chilly temperatures and heavy mountain snows to the region. The average high for Wednesday, May 3, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comes…
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Dreaded Polar Vortex Drags Intense Freeze Over New England To End The Week
The much-maligned polar vortex will live up to its reputation over the next couple of days as some of the coldest temperatures on the planet dive south over New England on Friday and Saturday. The polar vortex is a large-scale circulation that wraps…
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Mid-Atlantic Preparing For Decent Snowstorm, Sudden Freeze A Risk Monday Night
The season’s first snowstorm is on its way for the Mid-Atlantic, and it could be the region’s first formidable snowfall in a while for many areas. Some lucky folks could wind up with double-digit snowfall totals by the end of Monday. This is…
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A Slug Of Moisture Heads For California And A Deep Chill Heads For Washington
It sure seems like the West Coast has gotten a decade’s share of interesting weather over the past year. The active pattern will continue over the next couple of days as California and Oregon are socked with heavy rain and high-elevation snows.…
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A Flash Freeze Will Chill New England on Monday Night And Tuesday
A brief but deep freeze will descend over New England on Monday night and bring the region a downright impressive temperature drop for this late in the season. Temperatures will swing more than 40°F between Monday afternoon’s high and Monday…
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A Festive Mid-May Cold Snap Will Make Things Interesting For A Change
It’s almost the middle of May. Crops are germinating. Flowers are in bloom. Leaves are fully leafed. So of course we’re talking about the potential for accumulating snow! Welcome to a topsy-turvy weather pattern that’s sure to bring a…
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Mother Nature Cashes In On Your Heat Relief Pleas With A Bitter November Cold Snap
Remember all those tweets and posts about how you’ll do anything to make the summer heat stop? Time to pay up. The season’s first deep shot of cold air will cover much of the United States and Canada this week. Temperatures will plunge firmly…
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