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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Winter begins at 10:59 AM EST today. Today is the shortest amount of daylight of the year for the area. (roughly 5 and a half hours shorter than the longest day of the year in June). However, the coldest average temperatures will not be seen until mid-January.

Image showing seasons and Earth's orbit
Earth's orbit and the seasons (Dates are approximate).