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A new heat dome is forecast to strengthen from Thursday to Saturday, likely becoming the strongest on the planet and bringing record-high temperatures to the Intermountain West, southern Plains and Texas, continuing the season’s pattern of extreme heat.
A tropical disturbance about 1,300 miles southeast of Hawaii has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical storm within seven days, potentially bringing more heavy rain to the Big Island as Lala intensifies back to a Category 4 hurricane; forecasters say impacts will depend on the storm's track this weekend.
Bertha, the season’s second Atlantic storm, is approaching Louisiana and is forecast to make landfall Wednesday along the Gulf Coast, bringing storm surge, gusty winds and slow-moving downpours; as of 5 a.m. it was about 110 miles southeast of New Orleans with winds near 50 mph and a westward drift of about 5 mph.
A dangerous heat dome is forming over the Tennessee Valley and will shift to the Mid-Atlantic by week’s end, with NOAA’s HeatRisk projecting about 73 million Americans in triple-digit heat through Sunday, 190 million under extreme humidity by the weekend, and 205 million at major or extreme heat-related risk through Monday; the pattern reflects high-pressure systems and warming climate, and it should ease early next week as another heat dome develops over Western Europe.
A March heat record was shattered near Martinez Lake, Arizona, as temperatures reached 110°F, the hottest March day in U.S. history for the month. The prior 108°F March record (set in Texas in 1954 and tied in 2020) was surpassed, with forecasters warning that a persistent West heat dome could bring more record highs into the weekend and into the Plains. The heat is being amplified by El Niño and marine heat waves, signaling an ongoing pattern of extreme warmth with millions facing 90°F heat in coming days.
A historic Northeast blizzard dumped up to three feet of snow, with Warwick, Rhode Island reporting 36.2 inches, prompting emergency declarations in seven states and causing thousands of flight cancellations, road closures, and widespread transit disruptions for more than 40 million residents.
A major East Coast winter storm blankets the DC region with heavy, wet snow that falls unevenly—heaviest north and west of the Beltway and into Southern Maryland—knocking out power and gusting winds; the Capital Weather Gang explains how forecasters crafted the forecast, where predictions missed, and where they were on target.
A developing nor'easter off the Mid-Atlantic coast is expected to rapidly intensify Sunday night into Monday, with about 35 million people under blizzard warnings and roughly 65 million under weather alerts as the storm tracks up the Northeast. The worst conditions are anticipated overnight Sunday into Monday, with forecasts of heavy snow—potentially a foot or more in parts of the Delaware-to-SE Massachusetts corridor—alongside travel disruptions and school closures across the region.
A powerful nor'easter will hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing more than a foot of snow, blizzard conditions, and coastal flooding Sunday into Monday, threatening travel, road closures, and flight and school disruptions for about 80 million people from Delaware to Massachusetts.
Forecasters expect a coastal storm forming off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sunday to bring 1–3 inches of snow to the D.C. area, with the potential for higher amounts in localized bands. The forecast is tentative and could change as the system develops Sunday into Monday.
Forecasters are monitoring the potential formation of a bomb cyclone near the Delmarva Peninsula between Sunday and Monday. If it develops, a broad swath of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, from Washington, D.C. to Boston, could see accumulating snow and strong winds, leading to slippery roads and travel disruptions.
The Capital Weather Gang says the DC region will stay chilly through Friday with a slight chance of snow showers, then return to a deep, frigid weekend.
Punxsutawney Phil emerged on a frigid Gobbler’s Knob morning and, per the Groundhog Club, predicted six more weeks of winter after a notably snowy January across the eastern United States.
The Capital Weather Gang reports that the D.C. region will stay frigid through the weekend, with temperatures dropping today and again tomorrow. A coastal storm is approaching, but most of the snow is expected to stay southeast of the area, leaving the D.C. region cold with potential slick spots and wind chills well below freezing (ice on the Potomac is visible in recent imagery). Weather conditions could affect travel and outdoor plans as the weekend unfolds.
As the massive winter storm moves on, dangerous, record-setting cold could persist for days across the northern U.S., with forecasts showing a week or more of freezing temperatures, travel hazards from ice, and potential power outages; cold alerts cover about 210 million people as forecasters warn of continued severe conditions and a new storm system potentially forming.